Information about #685A72 color

#685A72 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#685A72 falls into the Violet Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(104, 90, 114) — 40.8% red, 35.3% green, 44.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 4 / 9 / 0 / 55. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#685A72 presents itself as a gently muted violet — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Covert (#645977). Slightly further away sit Centaurian (#6E5977) and Bloom (#6F5B6C).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(104, 90, 114)), which gives #685A72 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #685A72: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. No one has named #685A72 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#685A72 color variations

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

#685A72 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#685A72 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#685A72 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#685A72 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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#685A72 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 #685A72

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

Covert color link
Covert

#645977

Centaurian color link
Centaurian

#6E5977

Bloom color link
Bloom

#6F5B6C

High Society color link
High Society

#695B7C

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Jupiter color link
Jupiter

#6A5177

Smoky color link
Smoky

#605D6B

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Mobster color link
Mobster

#605A67

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Fedora color link
Fedora

#625665

Matakana color link
Matakana

#685D63

#685A72 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#685A72
  • RGB104, 90, 114
  • CMYK4, 9, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(104, 90, 114)
  • HSL275°, 12%, 40%
  • HSL Precise275°, 11.765%, 40%
  • HSV275°, 21%, 45%
  • HSB275°, 21%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.353, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.353, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.353, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID685A72
  • DECIMAL ID6838898
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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