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#683CCD Color

#683CCD is rgb(104, 60, 205) in RGB, hsl(258, 59%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(49%, 71%, 0%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.84. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#683CCD
HEX#683CCD
RGBrgb(104, 60, 205)
HSLhsl(258, 59%, 52%)
HSVhsv(258, 71%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(49%, 71%, 0%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(49.6% 0.209 290.6)
LABlab(37.88% 45.41 -69.57)
LCHlch(37.88% 83.08 303.14)

What #683CCD 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 #683CCD, 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.

#683CCD Channel Values

How #683CCD 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 60 · B 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 258° · S 59% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 258° · S 71% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 49% · M 71% · Y 0% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.74:1 vs white · 3.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #683CCD 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 text6.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #683CCD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #683CCD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #683CCD; 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 #683CCD

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 #683CCD.

How #683CCD 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#683CCD
Protanopia#4646CD
Protanomaly#5642CD
Deuteranopia#4E4ECD
Deuteranomaly#5947CD
Tritanopia#496060
Tritanomaly#575498
Achromatopsia#5C5C5C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #683CCD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-683ccd: #683CCD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #683CCD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-683ccd': '#683CCD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.235, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_683ccd">#683CCD</color>
SVG fillfill="#683CCD"

More Purple Colors

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

#683CCD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #683CCD?

#683CCD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(104, 60, 205) in RGB and hsl(258, 59%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Majorelle Blue (#6050DC), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.84.

What is the RGB value of #683CCD?

#683CCD is rgb(104, 60, 205) — red 104, green 60, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #683CCD?

#683CCD converts to approximately cmyk(49%, 71%, 0%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #683CCD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #683CCD scores 6.74:1 against white and 3.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #683CCD 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 darkorchid (#9932CC) at a CIE76 distance of 17.76, which is visibly different.

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