What color is #695875?

#695875 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695875?

The RGB value is 105, 88, 117: 105 red, 88 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695875?

The complementary color is #647558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695875?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695875 color

#695875 rgb(105, 88, 117)

Shades of purple

The hex color #695875 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 34.5% green and 45.9% blue (105, 88, 117).

Its hue angle is 275°, with 14% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.45:1).

#695875 color codes

HEX	`#695875`
RGB	`rgb(105, 88, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 34.5%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(275, 14%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(275, 25%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 25%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.03, 12.95, -13.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.03, 18.97, 313.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.526, 11.267, 18.341)`
Decimal	`6903925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695875, 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 #695875	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695875 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #695875 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695875; }
.text { color: #695875; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695875; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 88 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695875, #755872); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #695875?: #695875 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695875?: The RGB value is 105, 88, 117: 105 red, 88 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695875?: The complementary color is #647558, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695875?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.