Information about #685565 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #685565 reads as a gently muted purple-pink magenta and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Fedora (#625665). Nearby in the Register you will also find Matakana (#685D63) and Mobster (#605A67).
The recipe behind #685565 is rgb(104, 85, 101), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #685565 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.8:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #685565 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#685565 color variations
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#685565 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#685565 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#685565 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#685565 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#685565 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #685565 color
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Nearest named colors to #685565
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#625665
#685D63
#605A67
#68535B
#6F5B6C
#6B5A5A
#605D6B
#625D5D
#696268
#6A6466
#6E6366
#734A65
#685565 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#685565
- RGB104, 85, 101
- CMYK0, 7, 1, 59
- CSSrgb(104, 85, 101)
- HSL309°, 10%, 37%
- HSL Precise309.474°, 10.053%, 37.059%
- HSV309°, 18%, 41%
- HSB309°, 18%, 41%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.396
- GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.333, 0.396)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.333, 0.396, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.333, 0.396)
- Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
- Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB39.6%
- Color FamilyMagenta
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID685565
- DECIMAL ID6837605
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
