What color is #691C72?

#691C72 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 #691C72?

The RGB value is 105, 28, 114: 105 red, 28 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #691C72?

The complementary color is #25721C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #691C72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#691C72 color

#691C72 rgb(105, 28, 114)

Shades of purple

The hex color #691C72 is a dark, moderate magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 11% green and 44.7% blue (105, 28, 114).

Its hue angle is 294°, with 61% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 75% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Elegant Purple Gown (#552367), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.45:1).

#691C72 color codes

HEX	`#691C72`
RGB	`rgb(105, 28, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 11%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(294, 61%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(294, 75%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 75%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.87, 45.41, -32.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.87, 55.84, 324.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.278, 5.049, 16.402)`
Decimal	`6888562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #691C72, 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 #691C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#691C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	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 #691C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #691c72; }
.text { color: #691c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #691c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 28 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #691c72, #721c50); }

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Questions

What color is #691C72?: #691C72 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 #691C72?: The RGB value is 105, 28, 114: 105 red, 28 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #691C72?: The complementary color is #25721C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #691C72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.01:1 and white text 10.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.