What color is #695377?

#695377 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695377?

The RGB value is 105, 83, 119: 105 red, 83 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695377?

The complementary color is #617753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695377?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695377 color

#695377 rgb(105, 83, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #695377 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 32.5% green and 46.7% blue (105, 83, 119).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 18% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Your Majesty (#61496E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.76:1).

#695377 color codes

HEX	`#695377`
RGB	`rgb(105, 83, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 32.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 18%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 30%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 30%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.76, 16.5, -17.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.76, 23.71, 314.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.248, 10.522, 18.835)`
Decimal	`6902647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695377, 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 #695377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #695377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695377; }
.text { color: #695377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 83 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695377, #775373); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #695377?: #695377 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Your Majesty. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695377?: The RGB value is 105, 83, 119: 105 red, 83 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695377?: The complementary color is #617753, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695377?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.