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#681A89 Color

#681A89 is rgb(104, 26, 137) in RGB, hsl(282, 68%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 81%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Zinzolin (#6C0277), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.78. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#681A89
HEX#681A89
RGBrgb(104, 26, 137)
HSLhsl(282, 68%, 32%)
HSVhsv(282, 81%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 81%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(40.3% 0.175 313.1)
LABlab(27.67% 46.77 -45.45)
LCHlch(27.67% 65.21 315.82)

What #681A89 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 #681A89, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Zinzolin#6C0277ΔE 8.78Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 9.84Purple Heart#69359CΔE 10.1Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 11.05Metallic Violet#5B0A91ΔE 11.13KSU Purple#512888ΔE 11.85

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

#681A89 Channel Values

How #681A89 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 26 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 282° · S 68% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 282° · S 81% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 81% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.01:1 vs white · 2.1:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #681A89 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 text10.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #681A89 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #681A89

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #681A89; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#681A89
Complementary
#3B891A
Analogous
#301A89
Analogous
#891A73
Triadic
#89681A
Triadic
#1A8968
Split comp.
#73891A
Split comp.
#1A8930

Tints & Shades of #681A89

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

#8521B0
#A42DD7
#B554DE
#C77EE7
#D8A5EE
#EBD0F6

Shades

#5B1778
#4E1467
#411056
#340D45
#270A33
#1A0722

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #681A89.

How #681A89 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#681A89
Protanopia#323289
Protanomaly#4D2A89
Deuteranopia#414188
Deuteranomaly#533588
Tritanopia#5C3939
Tritanomaly#612F63
Achromatopsia#424242

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Using #681A89 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-681a89: #681A89;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #681A89;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-681a89': '#681A89' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.102, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_681a89">#681A89</color>
SVG fillfill="#681A89"

More Purple Colors

#681A89 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#681A89 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #681A89?

#681A89 is a dark purple — rgb(104, 26, 137) in RGB and hsl(282, 68%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Zinzolin (#6C0277), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.78.

What is the RGB value of #681A89?

#681A89 is rgb(104, 26, 137) — red 104, green 26, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #681A89?

#681A89 converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 81%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #681A89 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #681A89 scores 10.01:1 against white and 2.1:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #681A89 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #681A89 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 rebeccapurple (#663399) at a CIE76 distance of 9.84, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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