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#683F78 Color

#683F78 is rgb(104, 63, 120) in RGB, hsl(283, 31%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 48%, 0%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Imperial (#602F6B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.61. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#683F78
HEX#683F78
RGBrgb(104, 63, 120)
HSLhsl(283, 31%, 36%)
HSVhsv(283, 48%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 48%, 0%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(44% 0.102 315.9)
LABlab(33.52% 26.34 -25.57)
LCHlch(33.52% 36.70 315.85)

What #683F78 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 #683F78, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Imperial#602F6BΔE 6.61Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 7.87Medium Violet#65315FΔE 10.17Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 10.18Palatinate Purple#682860ΔE 12Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 12.76

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

#683F78 Channel Values

How #683F78 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 63 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 283° · S 31% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 283° · S 48% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 48% · Y 0% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.17:1 vs white · 2.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #683F78 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 text8.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #683F78 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #683F78

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #683F78; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#683F78
Complementary
#4F783F
Analogous
#4C3F78
Analogous
#783F6C
Triadic
#78683F
Triadic
#3F7868
Split comp.
#6C783F
Split comp.
#3F784C

Tints & Shades of #683F78

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

#824F96
#9965AE
#AD83BE
#BF9ECC
#D3BCDC
#E7DAEC

Shades

#5A3768
#4E305A
#402749
#34203C
#26172B
#1A101E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #683F78.

How #683F78 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#683F78
Protanopia#484878
Protanomaly#574578
Deuteranopia#4F4F77
Deuteranomaly#5A4978
Tritanopia#624949
Tritanomaly#64455F
Achromatopsia#4F4F4F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #683F78 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-683f78: #683F78;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #683F78;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-683f78': '#683F78' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.247, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_683f78">#683F78</color>
SVG fillfill="#683F78"

More Purple Colors

#683F78 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#683F78 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #683F78?

#683F78 is a dark purple — rgb(104, 63, 120) in RGB and hsl(283, 31%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Imperial (#602F6B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.61.

What is the RGB value of #683F78?

#683F78 is rgb(104, 63, 120) — red 104, green 63, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #683F78?

#683F78 converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 48%, 0%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #683F78 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #683F78 scores 8.17:1 against white and 2.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #683F78 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #683F78 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 18.16, which is visibly different.

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