What color is #693F73?

#693F73 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #693F73?

The RGB value is 105, 63, 115: 105 red, 63 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #693F73?

The complementary color is #49733F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #693F73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#693F73 color

#693F73 rgb(105, 63, 115)

Shades of purple

The hex color #693F73 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 24.7% green and 45.1% blue (105, 63, 115).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 29% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Majesty (#673E6E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.21:1).

#693F73 color codes

HEX	`#693F73`
RGB	`rgb(105, 63, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 24.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 29%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 45%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 45%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.56, 27.81, -22.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.56, 35.82, 320.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.697, 7.796, 17.158)`
Decimal	`6897523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #693F73, 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 #693F73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#693F73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #693F73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #693f73; }
.text { color: #693f73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #693f73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 63 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #693f73, #733f63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #693F73?: #693F73 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #693F73?: The RGB value is 105, 63, 115: 105 red, 63 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #693F73?: The complementary color is #49733F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #693F73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.56:1 and white text 8.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.