What color is #693155?

#693155 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #693155?

The RGB value is 105, 49, 85: 105 red, 49 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #693155?

The complementary color is #316945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #693155?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#693155 color

#693155 rgb(105, 49, 85)

Shades of purple

The hex color #693155 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 19.2% green and 33.3% blue (105, 49, 85).

Its hue angle is 321°, with 36% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 19% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Pretty in Prune (#6B295A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.67:1).

#693155 color codes

HEX	`#693155`
RGB	`rgb(105, 49, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 19.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(321, 36%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(321, 53%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 19%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.05, 29.98, -10.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.05, 31.71, 341)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.564, 5.856, 9.272)`
Decimal	`6893909`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #693155, 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 #693155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.17:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#693155 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.17:1	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 #693155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #693155; }
.text { color: #693155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #693155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 49 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #693155, #693139); }

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Questions

What color is #693155?: #693155 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Pretty in Prune. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #693155?: The RGB value is 105, 49, 85: 105 red, 49 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #693155?: The complementary color is #316945, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #693155?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.17:1 and white text 9.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.