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#684276 Color

#684276 is rgb(104, 66, 118) in RGB, hsl(284, 28%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 44%, 0%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cyber Grape (#58427C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.07. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#684276
HEX#684276
RGBrgb(104, 66, 118)
HSLhsl(284, 28%, 36%)
HSVhsv(284, 44%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 44%, 0%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(44.4% 0.094 316.5)
LABlab(34.16% 24.28 -23.34)
LCHlch(34.16% 33.67 316.13)

What #684276 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 #684276, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 8.07Imperial#602F6BΔE 8.78Medium Violet#65315FΔE 9.57Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 10.82Japanese Violet#5B3256ΔE 11.85English Violet#563C5CΔE 12.68

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

#684276 Channel Values

How #684276 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 66 · B 1188-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 284° · S 28% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 284° · S 44% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 44% · Y 0% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.99:1 vs white · 2.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #684276 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 text7.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #684276

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #684276; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#684276
Complementary
#507642
Analogous
#4E4276
Analogous
#76426A
Triadic
#766842
Triadic
#427668
Split comp.
#6A7642
Split comp.
#42764E

Tints & Shades of #684276

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

#825393
#9969AB
#AD86BB
#BFA0CA
#D3BEDA
#E7DBEB

Shades

#593965
#4E3258
#3F2848
#34213B
#25182A
#1A111D

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How #684276 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#684276
Protanopia#4A4A76
Protanomaly#584776
Deuteranopia#515175
Deuteranomaly#5B4B76
Tritanopia#624B4B
Tritanomaly#64485F
Achromatopsia#515151

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Using #684276 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-684276: #684276;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #684276;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-684276': '#684276' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.259, blue: 0.463)
Android XML<color name="color_684276">#684276</color>
SVG fillfill="#684276"

More Purple Colors

#684276 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#684276 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #684276?

#684276 is a dark purple — rgb(104, 66, 118) in RGB and hsl(284, 28%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cyber Grape (#58427C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.07.

What is the RGB value of #684276?

#684276 is rgb(104, 66, 118) — red 104, green 66, and blue 118 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #684276?

#684276 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 44%, 0%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #684276 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #684276 scores 7.99:1 against white and 2.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #684276 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #684276 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 19.99, which is visibly different.

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