Palettes / Colors / #68356E

#68356E — Muted Pink

#68356E is a pink color we call Muted Pink, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the pink family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslateblue (#483D8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkslateblue gives you #483D8B, a different color; use #68356E when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#68356E is a cool pink color associated with playfulness, romance and softness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3B6E35; it also sits naturally between #4C356E and #6E3557. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 41% · Green 21% · Blue 43%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 52% · Yellow 0% · Key 57%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #68356E

.text { color: #68356E; }
.background { background-color: #68356E; }
.border { border: 3px solid #68356E; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 53, 110); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(294, 35%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #68356E; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 53, 110, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #68356E; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 53, 110, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#68356E">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#68356E">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3B6E35:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #68356E: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #68356E

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #68356E looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #68356E rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #68356D  ·  #68356F →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #68356E?

#68356E is Muted Pink, a pink color (RGB 104, 53, 110). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #68356E?

#68356E is RGB 104, 53, 110 — HSL 294°, 35%, 32% — CMYK 5%, 52%, 0%, 57%.

What colors go with #68356E?

Its complement is #3B6E35; analogous partners are #4C356E and #6E3557. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #68356E for text?

White text on #68356E has a contrast ratio of 9.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.32:1.