Information about #685175 color

#685175 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #685175 belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(104, 81, 117) — 40.8% red, 31.8% green, 45.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 5 / 14 / 0 / 54. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #685175 reads as a gently muted blue-purple violet and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Jupiter (#6A5177). Slightly further away sit Covert (#645977) and Centaurian (#6E5977).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(104, 81, 117)), which gives #685175 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #685175: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for black. No one has named #685175 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#685175 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#685175 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #685175

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Jupiter color link
Jupiter

#6A5177

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

Safflower color link
Safflower

#5A4F74

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Dirty Purple color link
Dirty Purple

#734A65

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#685175
  • RGB104, 81, 117
  • CMYK5, 14, 0, 54
  • CSSrgb(104, 81, 117)
  • HSL278°, 18%, 39%
  • HSL Precise278.333°, 18.182%, 38.824%
  • HSV278°, 31%, 46%
  • HSB278°, 31%, 46%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.459
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.318, 0.459)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.318, 0.459, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.318, 0.459)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.9%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID685175
  • DECIMAL ID6836597
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01