What color is #694E6F?

#694E6F 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 #694E6F?

The RGB value is 105, 78, 111: 105 red, 78 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #694E6F?

The complementary color is #546F4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #694E6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#694E6F color

#694E6F rgb(105, 78, 111)

Shades of purple

The hex color #694E6F is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 30.6% green and 43.5% blue (105, 78, 111).

Its hue angle is 289°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#694E6F color codes

HEX	`#694E6F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 78, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 30.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(289, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(289, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 30%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.11, 17.77, -14.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.11, 23, 320.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.419, 9.6, 16.287)`
Decimal	`6901359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #694E6F, 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 #694E6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#694E6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #694E6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #694e6f; }
.text { color: #694e6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #694e6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 78 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #694e6f, #6f4e65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #694E6F?: #694E6F 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 #694E6F?: The RGB value is 105, 78, 111: 105 red, 78 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #694E6F?: The complementary color is #546F4E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #694E6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.