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#683FFD Color

#683FFD is rgb(104, 63, 253) in RGB, hsl(253, 98%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(59%, 75%, 0%, 1%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), visibly different at ΔE 15.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#683FFD
HEX#683FFD
RGBrgb(104, 63, 253)
HSLhsl(253, 98%, 62%)
HSVhsv(253, 75%, 99%)
CMYKcmyk(59%, 75%, 0%, 1%)
OKLCHoklch(54.3% 0.26 283.4)
LABlab(42.15% 54.89 -89.81)
LCHlch(42.15% 105.25 301.43)

What #683FFD 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 #683FFD, 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.

#683FFD Channel Values

How #683FFD 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 2538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 253° · S 98% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 253° · S 75% · V 99%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 59% · M 75% · Y 0% · K 1%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.65:1 vs white · 3.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #683FFD 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 text5.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #683FFD

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

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 #683FFD.

How #683FFD 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#683FFD
Protanopia#4848FD
Protanomaly#5745FD
Deuteranopia#4F4FFD
Deuteranomaly#5A49FD
Tritanopia#267272
Tritanomaly#4961BA
Achromatopsia#676767

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #683FFD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-683ffd: #683FFD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #683FFD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-683ffd': '#683FFD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.247, blue: 0.992)
Android XML<color name="color_683ffd">#683FFD</color>
SVG fillfill="#683FFD"

More Blue Colors

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

#683FFD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #683FFD?

#683FFD is a light blue — rgb(104, 63, 253) in RGB and hsl(253, 98%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Palatinate Blue (#273BE2), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 15.12.

What is the RGB value of #683FFD?

#683FFD is rgb(104, 63, 253) — red 104, green 63, and blue 253 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #683FFD?

#683FFD converts to approximately cmyk(59%, 75%, 0%, 1%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #683FFD be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #683FFD scores 5.65:1 against white and 3.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #683FFD 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 16.08, which is visibly different.

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