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#68407D Color

#68407D is rgb(104, 64, 125) in RGB, hsl(279, 32%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 49%, 0%, 51%) 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 7.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68407D
HEX#68407D
RGBrgb(104, 64, 125)
HSLhsl(279, 32%, 37%)
HSVhsv(279, 49%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 49%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(44.5% 0.106 313)
LABlab(33.98% 26.66 -27.96)
LCHlch(33.98% 38.64 313.63)

What #68407D 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 #68407D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Imperial#602F6BΔE 7.15Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 7.25Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 8.68Maximum Purple#733380ΔE 11.59Medium Violet#65315FΔE 12.38Eminence#6C3082ΔE 13.16

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

#68407D Channel Values

How #68407D 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 64 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 279° · S 32% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 279° · S 49% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 49% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance8.02:1 vs white · 2.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68407D 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 text8.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68407D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68407D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68407D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68407D
Complementary
#557D40
Analogous
#49407D
Analogous
#7D4073
Triadic
#7D6740
Triadic
#407D67
Split comp.
#737D40
Split comp.
#407D49

Tints & Shades of #68407D

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

#81509B
#9564AF
#AA82BF
#BEA1CE
#D3BFDE
#E6DAEC

Shades

#59376C
#4E315E
#40284D
#321F3D
#24172C
#19101E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68407D.

How #68407D 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#68407D
Protanopia#49497D
Protanomaly#57457D
Deuteranopia#50507C
Deuteranomaly#5B4A7D
Tritanopia#614B4B
Tritanomaly#644763
Achromatopsia#505050

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68407D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68407d: #68407D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68407D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68407d': '#68407D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.251, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_68407d">#68407D</color>
SVG fillfill="#68407D"

More Purple Colors

#68407D sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#68407D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68407D?

#68407D is a dark purple — rgb(104, 64, 125) in RGB and hsl(279, 32%, 37%) 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 7.15.

What is the RGB value of #68407D?

#68407D is rgb(104, 64, 125) — red 104, green 64, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68407D?

#68407D converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 49%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68407D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #68407D scores 8.02:1 against white and 2.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68407D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68407D 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 16.11, which is visibly different.

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