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#681BC5 Color

#681BC5 is rgb(104, 27, 197) in RGB, hsl(267, 76%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(47%, 86%, 0%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.35. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#681BC5
HEX#681BC5
RGBrgb(104, 27, 197)
HSLhsl(267, 76%, 44%)
HSVhsv(267, 86%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(47%, 86%, 0%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(45.6% 0.231 295.6)
LABlab(32.37% 57.07 -73.94)
LCHlch(32.37% 93.40 307.66)

What #681BC5 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 #681BC5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Violet (Caran D'ache)#6E00C0ΔE 5.35Blue Violet#8A2BE2ΔE 10.84French Violet#8806CEΔE 11.2Iridescent Indigo#3C32CDΔE 15.07Dark Violet#9400D3ΔE 15.07Websafe Indigo#330099ΔE 16.4

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

#681BC5 Channel Values

How #681BC5 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 27 · B 1978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 267° · S 76% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 267° · S 86% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 47% · M 86% · Y 0% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.23:1 vs white · 2.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #681BC5 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 text8.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #681BC5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #681BC5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #681BC5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#681BC5
Complementary
#79C51B
Analogous
#1B23C5
Analogous
#BD1BC5
Triadic
#C5681B
Triadic
#1BC568
Split comp.
#C5BD1B
Split comp.
#23C51B

Tints & Shades of #681BC5

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

#7B28E2
#8F47E6
#A46BEB
#BA8FF0
#D0B3F5
#E4D2F9

Shades

#5A17AB
#4E1494
#401179
#310D5E
#230943
#18062D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #681BC5.

How #681BC5 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#681BC5
Protanopia#3333C5
Protanomaly#4D2BC5
Deuteranopia#4141C4
Deuteranomaly#5336C5
Tritanopia#4A5050
Tritanomaly#58418E
Achromatopsia#4F4F4F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #681BC5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-681bc5: #681BC5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #681BC5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-681bc5': '#681BC5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.106, blue: 0.773)
Android XML<color name="color_681bc5">#681BC5</color>
SVG fillfill="#681BC5"

More Purple Colors

#681BC5 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#681BC5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #681BC5?

#681BC5 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(104, 27, 197) in RGB and hsl(267, 76%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Violet (Caran D'ache) (#6E00C0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.35.

What is the RGB value of #681BC5?

#681BC5 is rgb(104, 27, 197) — red 104, green 27, and blue 197 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #681BC5?

#681BC5 converts to approximately cmyk(47%, 86%, 0%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #681BC5 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #681BC5 scores 8.23:1 against white and 2.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #681BC5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #681BC5 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 10.84, which is visibly different.

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