What color is #694376?

#694376 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #694376?

The RGB value is 105, 67, 118: 105 red, 67 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #694376?

The complementary color is #507643, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #694376?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#694376 color

#694376 rgb(105, 67, 118)

Shades of purple

The hex color #694376 is a dark, desaturated magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 26.3% green and 46.3% blue (105, 67, 118).

Its hue angle is 285°, with 28% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#694376 color codes

HEX	`#694376`
RGB	`rgb(105, 67, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 26.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(285, 28%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(285, 43%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 43%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.65, 26.09, -22.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.65, 34.62, 318.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.102, 8.326, 18.158)`
Decimal	`6898550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #694376, 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 #694376	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#694376 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #694376 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #694376; }
.text { color: #694376; }
.border { border: 2px solid #694376; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 67 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #694376, #764369); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #694376?: #694376 is a dark, desaturated magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #694376?: The RGB value is 105, 67, 118: 105 red, 67 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #694376?: The complementary color is #507643, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #694376?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.