What color is #694F70?

#694F70 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 #694F70?

The RGB value is 105, 79, 112: 105 red, 79 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #694F70?

The complementary color is #56704F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #694F70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#694F70 color

#694F70 rgb(105, 79, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #694F70 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 31% green and 43.9% blue (105, 79, 112).

Its hue angle is 287°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#694F70 color codes

HEX	`#694F70`
RGB	`rgb(105, 79, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 31%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(287, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(287, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 29%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.42, 17.38, -14.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.42, 22.79, 319.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.546, 9.765, 16.603)`
Decimal	`6901616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #694F70, 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 #694F70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#694F70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #694F70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #694f70; }
.text { color: #694f70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #694f70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 79 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #694f70, #704f67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #694F70?: #694F70 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 #694F70?: The RGB value is 105, 79, 112: 105 red, 79 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #694F70?: The complementary color is #56704F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #694F70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.