What color is #695369?

#695369 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695369?

The RGB value is 105, 83, 105: 105 red, 83 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695369?

The complementary color is #536953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695369?

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.

#695369 color

#695369 rgb(105, 83, 105)

Shades of purple

The hex color #695369 is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 32.5% green and 41.2% blue (105, 83, 105).

Its hue angle is 300°, with 12% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#695369 color codes

HEX	`#695369`
RGB	`rgb(105, 83, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 32.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 12%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 21%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 0%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.22, 13.38, -9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.22, 16.23, 325.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.468, 10.21, 14.728)`
Decimal	`6902633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695369, 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 #695369	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695369 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 #695369 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695369; }
.text { color: #695369; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695369; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 83 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695369, #69535e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #695369?: #695369 is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695369?: The RGB value is 105, 83, 105: 105 red, 83 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695369?: The complementary color is #536953, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695369?: 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.