What color is #6959B5?

#6959B5 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Simply Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6959B5?

The RGB value is 105, 89, 181: 105 red, 89 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6959B5?

The complementary color is #A5B559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6959B5?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6959B5 color

#6959B5 rgb(105, 89, 181)

Shades of blue

The hex color #6959B5 is a desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 34.9% green and 71% blue (105, 89, 181).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 38% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 51% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Simply Purple (#715BB1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#6959B5 color codes

HEX	`#6959B5`
RGB	`rgb(105, 89, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 34.9%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 38%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 51%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 51%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.48, 29.33, -46.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.48, 55.26, 302.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.736, 13.484, 45.375)`
Decimal	`6904245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6959B5, 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 #6959B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#6959B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #6959B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6959b5; }
.text { color: #6959b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6959b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 89 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6959b5, #9759b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #6959B5?: #6959B5 is a desaturated violet, closest to the named color Simply Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6959B5?: The RGB value is 105, 89, 181: 105 red, 89 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6959B5?: The complementary color is #A5B559, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6959B5?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.