What color is #69487B?

#69487B is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69487B?

The RGB value is 105, 72, 123: 105 red, 72 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69487B?

The complementary color is #5A7B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69487B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69487B color

#69487B rgb(105, 72, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #69487B is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 28.2% green and 48.2% blue (105, 72, 123).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 26% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 41% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#69487B color codes

HEX	`#69487B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 72, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 28.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 26%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 41%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 41%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.12, 24.21, -23.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.12, 33.8, 315.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.718, 9.068, 19.868)`
Decimal	`6899835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69487B, 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 #69487B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#69487B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #69487B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69487b; }
.text { color: #69487b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69487b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 72 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69487b, #7b4874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #69487B?: #69487B is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69487B?: The RGB value is 105, 72, 123: 105 red, 72 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69487B?: The complementary color is #5A7B48, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69487B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.