What color is #694D79?

#694D79 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #694D79?

The RGB value is 105, 77, 121: 105 red, 77 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #694D79?

The complementary color is #5D794D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #694D79?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#694D79 color

#694D79 rgb(105, 77, 121)

Shades of purple

The hex color #694D79 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 30.2% green and 47.5% blue (105, 77, 121).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 22% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Neon Violet (#674876), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#694D79 color codes

HEX	`#694D79`
RGB	`rgb(105, 77, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 30.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 22%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 36%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 36%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.28, 20.68, -20.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.28, 29.14, 315.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.93, 9.692, 19.328)`
Decimal	`6901113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #694D79, 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 #694D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#694D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #694D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #694d79; }
.text { color: #694d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #694d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 77 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #694d79, #794d73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #694D79?: #694D79 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Neon Violet. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #694D79?: The RGB value is 105, 77, 121: 105 red, 77 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #694D79?: The complementary color is #5D794D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #694D79?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.