What color is #67469B?

#67469B is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Poppy Pompadour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #67469B?

The RGB value is 103, 70, 155: 103 red, 70 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #67469B?

The complementary color is #7A9B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #67469B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#67469B color

#67469B rgb(103, 70, 155)

Shades of purple

The hex color #67469B is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.4% red, 27.5% green and 60.8% blue (103, 70, 155).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 38% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 55% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Poppy Pompadour (#6B3FA0), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.18:1).

#67469B color codes

HEX	`#67469B`
RGB	`rgb(103, 70, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.4%, 27.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 38%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 55%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 55%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.17, 32.97, -41.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.17, 53, 308.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.699, 9.63, 32.141)`
Decimal	`6768283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #67469B, 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 #67469B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#67469B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #67469B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #67469b; }
.text { color: #67469b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #67469b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(103 70 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #67469b, #91469b); }

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Questions

What color is #67469B?: #67469B is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Poppy Pompadour. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #67469B?: The RGB value is 103, 70, 155: 103 red, 70 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #67469B?: The complementary color is #7A9B46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #67469B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.