What color is #69375E?

#69375E is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Opulent Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69375E?

The RGB value is 105, 55, 94: 105 red, 55 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69375E?

The complementary color is #376942, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69375E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69375E color

#69375E rgb(105, 55, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #69375E is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 21.6% green and 36.9% blue (105, 55, 94).

Its hue angle is 313°, with 31% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 10% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Opulent Purple (#673362), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.1:1).

#69375E color codes

HEX	`#69375E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 55, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 21.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(313, 31%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(313, 48%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 10%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.75, 28.18, -13.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.75, 31.28, 334.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.212, 6.544, 11.365)`
Decimal	`6895454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69375E, 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 #69375E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69375E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	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 #69375E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69375e; }
.text { color: #69375e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69375e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 55 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69375e, #693745); }

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Questions

What color is #69375E?: #69375E is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Opulent Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69375E?: The RGB value is 105, 55, 94: 105 red, 55 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69375E?: The complementary color is #376942, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69375E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.31:1 and white text 9.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.