What color is #695878?

#695878 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695878?

The RGB value is 105, 88, 120: 105 red, 88 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695878?

The complementary color is #677858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695878?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695878 color

#695878 rgb(105, 88, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #695878 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 34.5% green and 47.1% blue (105, 88, 120).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.43:1).

#695878 color codes

HEX	`#695878`
RGB	`rgb(105, 88, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 34.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 27%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 27%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.15, 13.65, -15.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.15, 20.66, 311.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.705, 11.339, 19.285)`
Decimal	`6903928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695878, 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 #695878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #695878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695878; }
.text { color: #695878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 88 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695878, #785877); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #695878?: #695878 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695878?: The RGB value is 105, 88, 120: 105 red, 88 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695878?: The complementary color is #677858, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695878?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.