What color is #69296B?

#69296B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Byzantine Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69296B?

The RGB value is 105, 41, 107: 105 red, 41 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69296B?

The complementary color is #2B6B29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69296B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69296B color

#69296B rgb(105, 41, 107)

Shades of purple

The hex color #69296B is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 16.1% green and 42% blue (105, 41, 107).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 45% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 62% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Byzantine Robe (#602F6B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.86:1).

#69296B color codes

HEX	`#69296B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 41, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 16.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 45%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 62%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 62%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.51, 38.3, -25.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.51, 45.96, 326.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.272, 5.651, 14.509)`
Decimal	`6891883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69296B, 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 #69296B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69296B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.13:1	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 #69296B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69296b; }
.text { color: #69296b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69296b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 41 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69296b, #6b294c); }

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Questions

What color is #69296B?: #69296B is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Byzantine Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69296B?: The RGB value is 105, 41, 107: 105 red, 41 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69296B?: The complementary color is #2B6B29, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69296B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and white text 9.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.