What color is #693554?

#693554 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #693554?

The RGB value is 105, 53, 84: 105 red, 53 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #693554?

The complementary color is #35694A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #693554?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#693554 color

#693554 rgb(105, 53, 84)

Shades of purple

The hex color #693554 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 20.8% green and 32.9% blue (105, 53, 84).

Its hue angle is 324°, with 33% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 20% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.38:1).

#693554 color codes

HEX	`#693554`
RGB	`rgb(105, 53, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 20.8%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(324, 33%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(324, 50%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 20%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.89, 27.54, -8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.89, 28.79, 343.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.699, 6.19, 9.122)`
Decimal	`6894932`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #693554, 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 #693554	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#693554 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.24:1	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 #693554 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #693554; }
.text { color: #693554; }
.border { border: 2px solid #693554; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 53 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #693554, #69353a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #693554?: #693554 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #693554?: The RGB value is 105, 53, 84: 105 red, 53 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #693554?: The complementary color is #35694A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #693554?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.24:1 and white text 9.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.