What color is #694C75?

#694C75 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #694C75?

The RGB value is 105, 76, 117: 105 red, 76 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #694C75?

The complementary color is #58754C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #694C75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#694C75 color

#694C75 rgb(105, 76, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #694C75 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 29.8% green and 45.9% blue (105, 76, 117).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 21% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.26:1).

#694C75 color codes

HEX	`#694C75`
RGB	`rgb(105, 76, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 29.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 21%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 35%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 35%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.85, 20.36, -18.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.85, 27.66, 317.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.621, 9.457, 18.039)`
Decimal	`6900853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #694C75, 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 #694C75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#694C75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	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 #694C75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #694c75; }
.text { color: #694c75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #694c75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 76 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #694c75, #754c6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #694C75?: #694C75 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #694C75?: The RGB value is 105, 76, 117: 105 red, 76 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #694C75?: The complementary color is #58754C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #694C75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.89:1 and white text 7.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.