What color is #694F82?

#694F82 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #694F82?

The RGB value is 105, 79, 130: 105 red, 79 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #694F82?

The complementary color is #68824F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #694F82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#694F82 color

#694F82 rgb(105, 79, 130)

Shades of purple

The hex color #694F82 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 31% green and 51% blue (105, 79, 130).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 24% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Royal Robe (#614A7B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

#694F82 color codes

HEX	`#694F82`
RGB	`rgb(105, 79, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 31%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 24%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 39%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 39%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.21, 21.61, -24.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.21, 32.77, 311.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.65, 10.207, 22.418)`
Decimal	`6901634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #694F82, 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 #694F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#694F82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.04:1	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 #694F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #694f82; }
.text { color: #694f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #694f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 79 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #694f82, #824f82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #694F82?: #694F82 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Royal Robe. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #694F82?: The RGB value is 105, 79, 130: 105 red, 79 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #694F82?: The complementary color is #68824F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #694F82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.04:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.