What color is #694F71?

#694F71 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 #694F71?

The RGB value is 105, 79, 113: 105 red, 79 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #694F71?

The complementary color is #57714F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #694F71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#694F71 color

#694F71 rgb(105, 79, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #694F71 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 31% green and 44.3% blue (105, 79, 113).

Its hue angle is 286°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#694F71 color codes

HEX	`#694F71`
RGB	`rgb(105, 79, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 31%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(286, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(286, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 30%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.46, 17.6, -15.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.46, 23.33, 318.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.602, 9.788, 16.898)`
Decimal	`6901617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #694F71, 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 #694F71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#694F71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #694F71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #694f71; }
.text { color: #694f71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #694f71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 79 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #694f71, #714f68); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #694F71?: #694F71 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 #694F71?: The RGB value is 105, 79, 113: 105 red, 79 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #694F71?: The complementary color is #57714F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #694F71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.