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#680FDB Color

#680FDB is rgb(104, 15, 219) in RGB, hsl(266, 87%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 93%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), visibly different at ΔE 12.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#680FDB
HEX#680FDB
RGBrgb(104, 15, 219)
HSLhsl(266, 87%, 46%)
HSVhsv(266, 93%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 93%, 0%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(47.2% 0.257 291.7)
LABlab(33.39% 63.90 -85.02)
LCHlch(33.39% 106.36 306.93)

What #680FDB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #680FDB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#680FDB Channel Values

How #680FDB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 104 · G 15 · B 2198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 266° · S 87% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 266° · S 93% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 93% · Y 0% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.84:1 vs white · 2.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #680FDB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #680FDB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #680FDB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #680FDB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #680FDB.

How #680FDB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#680FDB
Protanopia#2E2EDB
Protanomaly#4C25DB
Deuteranopia#3F3FDA
Deuteranomaly#5231DB
Tritanopia#3E5656
Tritanomaly#52449D
Achromatopsia#525252

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #680FDB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-680fdb: #680FDB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #680FDB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-680fdb': '#680FDB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.059, blue: 0.859)
Android XML<color name="color_680fdb">#680FDB</color>
SVG fillfill="#680FDB"

More Purple Colors

#680FDB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#680FDB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #680FDB?

#680FDB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(104, 15, 219) in RGB and hsl(266, 87%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Violet (#8A2BE2), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 12.01.

What is the RGB value of #680FDB?

#680FDB is rgb(104, 15, 219) — red 104, green 15, and blue 219 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #680FDB?

#680FDB converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 93%, 0%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #680FDB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #680FDB scores 7.84:1 against white and 2.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #680FDB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #680FDB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blueviolet (#8A2BE2) at a CIE76 distance of 12.01, which is visibly different.

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