What color is #69516E?

#69516E 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 #69516E?

The RGB value is 105, 81, 110: 105 red, 81 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69516E?

The complementary color is #566E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69516E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69516E color

#69516E rgb(105, 81, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #69516E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 31.8% green and 43.1% blue (105, 81, 110).

Its hue angle is 290°, with 15% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#69516E color codes

HEX	`#69516E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 81, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 31.8%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(290, 15%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(290, 26%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 26%, 0%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.87, 15.7, -12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.87, 20.27, 320.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.582, 10.014, 16.072)`
Decimal	`6902126`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69516E, 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 #69516E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69516E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #69516E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69516e; }
.text { color: #69516e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69516e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 81 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69516e, #6e5165); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #69516E?: #69516E 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 #69516E?: The RGB value is 105, 81, 110: 105 red, 81 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69516E?: The complementary color is #566E51, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69516E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.