What color is #694565?

#694565 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #694565?

The RGB value is 105, 69, 101: 105 red, 69 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #694565?

The complementary color is #456949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #694565?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#694565 color

#694565 rgb(105, 69, 101)

Shades of purple

The hex color #694565 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 27.1% green and 39.6% blue (105, 69, 101).

Its hue angle is 307°, with 21% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 4% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#694565 color codes

HEX	`#694565`
RGB	`rgb(105, 69, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 27.1%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(307, 21%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(307, 34%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 4%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.39, 21.18, -12.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.39, 24.58, 329.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.303, 8.2, 13.349)`
Decimal	`6899045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #694565, 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 #694565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#694565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #694565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #694565; }
.text { color: #694565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #694565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 69 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #694565, #694553); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #694565?: #694565 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Royal Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #694565?: The RGB value is 105, 69, 101: 105 red, 69 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #694565?: The complementary color is #456949, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #694565?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.