What color is #69578E?

#69578E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69578E?

The RGB value is 105, 87, 142: 105 red, 87 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69578E?

The complementary color is #7C8E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69578E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69578E color

#69578E rgb(105, 87, 142)

Shades of purple

The hex color #69578E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 34.1% green and 55.7% blue (105, 87, 142).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 24% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 39% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Passion Flower (#6F5698), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#69578E color codes

HEX	`#69578E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 87, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 34.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 24%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 39%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 39%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.85, 19.73, -27.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.85, 34.09, 305.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.115, 11.773, 27.115)`
Decimal	`6903694`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69578E, 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 #69578E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69578E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #69578E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69578e; }
.text { color: #69578e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69578e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 87 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69578e, #84578e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #69578E?: #69578E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Passion Flower. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69578E?: The RGB value is 105, 87, 142: 105 red, 87 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69578E?: The complementary color is #7C8E57, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69578E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.