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#683DBD Color

#683DBD is rgb(104, 61, 189) in RGB, hsl(260, 51%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 68%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Grape (#6F2DA8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#683DBD
HEX#683DBD
RGBrgb(104, 61, 189)
HSLhsl(260, 51%, 49%)
HSVhsv(260, 68%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 68%, 0%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(48.4% 0.19 293.5)
LABlab(36.95% 41.36 -61.77)
LCHlch(36.95% 74.34 303.81)

What #683DBD 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 #683DBD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Grape#6F2DA8ΔE 9.22Iris#5A4FCFΔE 10.42Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 11.64Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 12.48Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 14.3Purple Heart#69359CΔE 14.55

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

#683DBD Channel Values

How #683DBD 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 61 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 260° · S 51% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 260° · S 68% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 68% · Y 0% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.02:1 vs white · 2.99:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #683DBD 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 text7.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #683DBD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #683DBD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#683DBD
Complementary
#92BD3D
Analogous
#3D52BD
Analogous
#A73DBD
Triadic
#BD683D
Triadic
#3DBD68
Split comp.
#BDA73D
Split comp.
#52BD3D

Tints & Shades of #683DBD

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

#7C56C8
#9171D1
#A58BDA
#BAA6E2
#CFC1EB
#E4DCF4

Shades

#5B36A6
#4C2D8B
#3F2574
#311D59
#241541
#150C27

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #683DBD.

How #683DBD 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#683DBD
Protanopia#4747BD
Protanomaly#5643BD
Deuteranopia#4E4EBD
Deuteranomaly#5A48BD
Tritanopia#505B5B
Tritanomaly#5A518D
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #683DBD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-683dbd: #683DBD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #683DBD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-683dbd': '#683DBD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.239, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_683dbd">#683DBD</color>
SVG fillfill="#683DBD"

More Purple Colors

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

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#683DBD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #683DBD?

#683DBD is a mid-tone purple — rgb(104, 61, 189) in RGB and hsl(260, 51%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Grape (#6F2DA8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.22.

What is the RGB value of #683DBD?

#683DBD is rgb(104, 61, 189) — red 104, green 61, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #683DBD?

#683DBD converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 68%, 0%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #683DBD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #683DBD scores 7.02:1 against white and 2.99:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #683DBD 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 slateblue (#6A5ACD) at a CIE76 distance of 14.3, which is visibly different.

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