What color is #694A71?

#694A71 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #694A71?

The RGB value is 105, 74, 113: 105 red, 74 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #694A71?

The complementary color is #52714A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #694A71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#694A71 color

#694A71 rgb(105, 74, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #694A71 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 29% green and 44.3% blue (105, 74, 113).

Its hue angle is 288°, with 21% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.45:1).

#694A71 color codes

HEX	`#694A71`
RGB	`rgb(105, 74, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 29%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(288, 21%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(288, 35%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 35%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.16, 20.69, -17.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.16, 26.96, 320.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.255, 9.093, 16.782)`
Decimal	`6900337`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #694A71, 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 #694A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#694A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #694A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #694a71; }
.text { color: #694a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #694a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 74 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #694a71, #714a66); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #694A71?: #694A71 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #694A71?: The RGB value is 105, 74, 113: 105 red, 74 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #694A71?: The complementary color is #52714A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #694A71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.