What color is #605469?

#605469 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #605469?

The RGB value is 96, 84, 105: 96 red, 84 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #605469?

The complementary color is #5D6954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #605469?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#605469 color

#605469 rgb(96, 84, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #605469 is a dark, grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 32.9% green and 41.2% blue (96, 84, 105).

Its hue angle is 274°, with 11% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Fedora (#625665), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#605469 color codes

HEX	`#605469`
RGB	`rgb(96, 84, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 32.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(274, 11%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(274, 20%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 20%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.57, 9.35, -10.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.57, 13.88, 312.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.544, 9.847, 14.707)`
Decimal	`6313065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #605469, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #605469	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#605469 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #605469 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #605469; }
.text { color: #605469; }
.border { border: 2px solid #605469; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 84 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #605469, #695468); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #605469?: #605469 is a dark, grayish violet, closest to the named color Fedora. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #605469?: The RGB value is 96, 84, 105: 96 red, 84 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #605469?: The complementary color is #5D6954, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #605469?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.