What color is #69176C?

#69176C is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69176C?

The RGB value is 105, 23, 108: 105 red, 23 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69176C?

The complementary color is #1A6C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69176C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69176C color

#69176C rgb(105, 23, 108)

Shades of purple

The hex color #69176C is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 9% green and 42.4% blue (105, 23, 108).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 65% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 79% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.83:1).

#69176C color codes

HEX	`#69176C`
RGB	`rgb(105, 23, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 65%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 79%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 79%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.86, 46.09, -30.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.86, 55.14, 326.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.839, 4.699, 14.626)`
Decimal	`6887276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69176C, 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 #69176C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69176C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	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 #69176C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69176c; }
.text { color: #69176c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69176c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 23 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69176c, #6c1744); }

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Questions

What color is #69176C?: #69176C is a dark, moderate magenta, closest to the named color Elegant Purple Gown. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69176C?: The RGB value is 105, 23, 108: 105 red, 23 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69176C?: The complementary color is #1A6C17, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69176C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.94:1 and white text 10.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.