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#684BBE Color

#684BBE is rgb(104, 75, 190) in RGB, hsl(255, 47%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(45%, 61%, 0%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Plump Purple (#5946B2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#684BBE
HEX#684BBE
RGBrgb(104, 75, 190)
HSLhsl(255, 47%, 52%)
HSVhsv(255, 61%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(45%, 61%, 0%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(50.6% 0.172 290.5)
LABlab(39.99% 34.06 -57.43)
LCHlch(39.99% 66.77 300.67)

What #684BBE 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 #684BBE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Plump Purple#5946B2ΔE 5.28Slate Blue#6A5ACDΔE 6.49Iris#5A4FCFΔE 8.94Purple Heart#69359CΔE 12.53Rebecca Purple#663399ΔE 13.1Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 14.04

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

#684BBE Channel Values

How #684BBE 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 75 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 47% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 61% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 45% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.29:1 vs white · 3.34:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #684BBE 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 text6.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #684BBE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #684BBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #684BBE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#684BBE
Complementary
#A1BE4B
Analogous
#4B68BE
Analogous
#A14BBE
Triadic
#BE684B
Triadic
#4BBE68
Split comp.
#BEA14B
Split comp.
#68BE4B

Tints & Shades of #684BBE

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

#7E65C8
#917CD0
#A796D9
#BAADE1
#D0C7EB
#E3DDF3

Shades

#583DA9
#4A338E
#3C2A74
#31225E
#231843
#150F29

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #684BBE.

How #684BBE 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#684BBE
Protanopia#5151BE
Protanomaly#5B4FBE
Deuteranopia#5656BE
Deuteranomaly#5E52BE
Tritanopia#516464
Tritanomaly#5B5B91
Achromatopsia#606060

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #684BBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-684bbe: #684BBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #684BBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-684bbe': '#684BBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.294, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_684bbe">#684BBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#684BBE"

More Purple Colors

#684BBE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#684BBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #684BBE?

#684BBE is a mid-tone purple — rgb(104, 75, 190) in RGB and hsl(255, 47%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Plump Purple (#5946B2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.28.

What is the RGB value of #684BBE?

#684BBE is rgb(104, 75, 190) — red 104, green 75, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #684BBE?

#684BBE converts to approximately cmyk(45%, 61%, 0%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #684BBE be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #684BBE scores 6.29:1 against white and 3.34:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #684BBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #684BBE 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 6.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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