What color is #694D86?

#694D86 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sumptuous Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #694D86?

The RGB value is 105, 77, 134: 105 red, 77 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #694D86?

The complementary color is #6A864D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #694D86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#694D86 color

#694D86 rgb(105, 77, 134)

Shades of purple

The hex color #694D86 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 30.2% green and 52.5% blue (105, 77, 134).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 27% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Sumptuous Purple (#604C81), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#694D86 color codes

HEX	`#694D86`
RGB	`rgb(105, 77, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 30.2%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 27%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 43%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 43%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.9, 23.84, -27.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.9, 36.44, 310.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.782, 10.032, 23.813)`
Decimal	`6901126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #694D86, 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 #694D86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#694D86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #694D86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #694d86; }
.text { color: #694d86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #694d86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 77 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #694d86, #854d86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #694D86?: #694D86 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Sumptuous Purple. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #694D86?: The RGB value is 105, 77, 134: 105 red, 77 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #694D86?: The complementary color is #6A864D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #694D86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.