Information about #685699 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #685699 is classified in the Register under the Violet Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 86, 153) — 40.8% red, 33.7% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 19 / 26 / 0 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned twilight violet, #685699 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Butterfly Bush (#68578C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Lavender (#734F96) and Dark Blue Gray (#666699).

The recipe behind #685699 is rgb(104, 86, 153), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #685699 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 6.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.4:1. No one has named #685699 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#685699 color variations

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

#685699 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#685699 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#685699 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#685699 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#685699 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #685699

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

Butterfly Bush color link
Butterfly Bush

#68578C

Dark Lavender color link
Dark Lavender

#734F96

Dark Blue Gray color link
Dark Blue Gray

#666699

Scampi color link
Scampi

#6F63A0

Ferris Wheel color link
Ferris Wheel

#724AA1

Affair color link
Affair

#714693

Kimberly color link
Kimberly

#695D87

Moderate Blue Violet color link
Moderate Blue Violet

#6D4AA8

Moderate Indigo color link
Moderate Indigo

#614AA8

Deloras color link
Deloras

#606AA1

Governor Bay color link
Governor Bay

#51559B

Royal Purple color link
Royal Purple

#7851A9

#685699 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#685699
  • RGB104, 86, 153
  • CMYK19, 26, 0, 40
  • CSSrgb(104, 86, 153)
  • HSL256°, 28%, 47%
  • HSL Precise256.119°, 28.033%, 46.863%
  • HSV256°, 44%, 60%
  • HSB256°, 44%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.337, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.337, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.337, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID685699
  • DECIMAL ID6837913
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers318 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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