#683161 Color

#683161 is rgb(104, 49, 97) in RGB, hsl(308, 36%, 30%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 53%, 7%, 59%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Violet (#65315F), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.52. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#683161

HEX#683161

RGBrgb(104, 49, 97)

HSLhsl(308, 36%, 30%)

HSVhsv(308, 53%, 41%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 53%, 7%, 59%)

OKLCHoklch(40.5% 0.103 332.3)

LABlab(29.43% 30.40 -17.33)

LCHlch(29.43% 34.99 330.31)

What #683161 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 #683161, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Violet#65315FΔE 1.52 Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 5.26 Byzantium#702963ΔE 7.1 Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 8.15 Imperial#602F6BΔE 8.53 Dark Byzantium#5D3954ΔE 13.17

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

#683161 Channel Values

How #683161 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 104 · G 49 · B 97	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 308° · S 36% · L 30%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 308° · S 53% · V 41%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 53% · Y 7% · K 59%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	9.54:1 vs white · 2.2:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #683161 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 text9.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.2:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #683161

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #683161; 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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Tints & Shades of #683161

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.

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Shades

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How #683161 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#683161

Protanopia#3F3F61

Protanomaly#523A61

Deuteranopia#494960

Deuteranomaly#574160

Tritanopia#643A3A

Tritanomaly#66364C

Achromatopsia#454545

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Using #683161 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-683161: #683161;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #683161;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-683161': '#683161' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.192, blue: 0.380)

Android XML<color name="color_683161">#683161</color>

SVG fillfill="#683161"

More Pink Colors

#683161 sits in the pink family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

200e15 fff5ff 240024 fff5f8 2e051f fff0ff 2f1d2f fff0f6 301934 fff0f5 330033 ffe0f0 57001d 754875 940094 a800b7 c43162 d07cd0 e0115f e936a7 f38fa9 fb64b6 ff0a85 ff70b8

#683161 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #683161?

#683161 is a dark pink — rgb(104, 49, 97) in RGB and hsl(308, 36%, 30%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Violet (#65315F), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.52.

What is the RGB value of #683161?

#683161 is rgb(104, 49, 97) — red 104, green 49, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #683161?

#683161 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 53%, 7%, 59%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #683161 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #683161 scores 9.54:1 against white and 2.2:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #683161 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #683161 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 26.97, which is a different colour altogether.

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