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#683AFD Color

#683AFD is rgb(104, 58, 253) in RGB, hsl(254, 98%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 77%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Han Purple (#5218FA), visibly different at ΔE 14.48. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#683AFD
HEX#683AFD
RGBrgb(104, 58, 253)
HSLhsl(254, 98%, 61%)
HSVhsv(254, 77%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 77%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(53.7% 0.264 283.9)
LABlab(41.32% 57.14 -91.17)
LCHlch(41.32% 107.59 302.08)

What #683AFD 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 #683AFD, 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 blue in the library.

#683AFD Channel Values

How #683AFD 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 58 · B 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 98% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 77% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 59% · M 77% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.81:1 vs white · 3.61:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #683AFD 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 text5.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.61:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #683AFD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #683AFD; 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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Tints & Shades of #683AFD

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 #683AFD.

How #683AFD 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#683AFD
Protanopia#4545FD
Protanomaly#5541FD
Deuteranopia#4D4DFD
Deuteranomaly#5946FD
Tritanopia#257070
Tritanomaly#495FBA
Achromatopsia#656565

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #683AFD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-683afd: #683AFD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #683AFD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-683afd': '#683AFD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.227, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_683afd">#683AFD</color>
SVG fillfill="#683AFD"

More Blue Colors

#683AFD sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#683AFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #683AFD?

#683AFD is a light blue — rgb(104, 58, 253) in RGB and hsl(254, 98%, 61%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Han Purple (#5218FA), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 14.48.

What is the RGB value of #683AFD?

#683AFD is rgb(104, 58, 253) — red 104, green 58, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #683AFD?

#683AFD converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 77%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #683AFD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #683AFD scores 5.81:1 against white and 3.61:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #683AFD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #683AFD 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 16.3, which is visibly different.

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