What color is #695A71?

#695A71 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695A71?

The RGB value is 105, 90, 113: 105 red, 90 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695A71?

The complementary color is #62715A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695A71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695A71 color

#695A71 rgb(105, 90, 113)

Shades of purple

The hex color #695A71 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 35.3% green and 44.3% blue (105, 90, 113).

Its hue angle is 279°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#695A71 color codes

HEX	`#695A71`
RGB	`rgb(105, 90, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 35.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(279, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(279, 20%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 20%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.42, 10.81, -10.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.42, 15.28, 315.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.462, 11.508, 17.184)`
Decimal	`6904433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695A71, 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 #695A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	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 #695A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695a71; }
.text { color: #695a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 90 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695a71, #715a6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #695A71?: #695A71 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695A71?: The RGB value is 105, 90, 113: 105 red, 90 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695A71?: The complementary color is #62715A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695A71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and white text 6.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.