What color is #6935A7?

#6935A7 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Purple Heart. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6935A7?

The RGB value is 105, 53, 167: 105 red, 53 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6935A7?

The complementary color is #73A735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6935A7?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6935A7 color

#6935A7 rgb(105, 53, 167)

Shades of purple

The hex color #6935A7 is a moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 20.8% green and 65.5% blue (105, 53, 167).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 52% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 68% magenta, 0% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Purple Heart (#69359C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#6935A7 color codes

HEX	`#6935A7`
RGB	`rgb(105, 53, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 20.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 52%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 68%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 68%, 0%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.68, 46.06, -52.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.68, 70, 311.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.072, 8.339, 37.42)`
Decimal	`6895015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6935A7, 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 #6935A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#6935A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #6935A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6935a7; }
.text { color: #6935a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6935a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 53 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6935a7, #a235a7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6935A7?: #6935A7 is a moderate violet, closest to the named color Purple Heart. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6935A7?: The RGB value is 105, 53, 167: 105 red, 53 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6935A7?: The complementary color is #73A735, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6935A7?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.