What color is #69466A?

#69466A 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 #69466A?

The RGB value is 105, 70, 106: 105 red, 70 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69466A?

The complementary color is #476A46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69466A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69466A color

#69466A rgb(105, 70, 106)

Shades of purple

The hex color #69466A is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 27.5% green and 41.6% blue (105, 70, 106).

Its hue angle is 298°, with 20% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Royal Plum (#654161), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#69466A color codes

HEX	`#69466A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 70, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 27.5%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(298, 20%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(298, 34%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 34%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.85, 21.61, -14.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.85, 26.26, 325.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.617, 8.425, 14.7)`
Decimal	`6899306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69466A, 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 #69466A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69466A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	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 #69466A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69466a; }
.text { color: #69466a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69466a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 70 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69466a, #6a4659); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #69466A?: #69466A 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 #69466A?: The RGB value is 105, 70, 106: 105 red, 70 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69466A?: The complementary color is #476A46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69466A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.68:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.