What color is #695970?

#695970 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695970?

The RGB value is 105, 89, 112: 105 red, 89 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695970?

The complementary color is #607059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695970?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695970 color

#695970 rgb(105, 89, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #695970 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 34.9% green and 43.9% blue (105, 89, 112).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#695970 color codes

HEX	`#695970`
RGB	`rgb(105, 89, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 34.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 21%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.11, 11.2, -10.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.11, 15.46, 316.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.322, 11.318, 16.862)`
Decimal	`6904176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695970, 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 #695970	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695970 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #695970 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695970; }
.text { color: #695970; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695970; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 89 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695970, #70596c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #695970?: #695970 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695970?: The RGB value is 105, 89, 112: 105 red, 89 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695970?: The complementary color is #607059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695970?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.