What color is #695A89?

#695A89 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695A89?

The RGB value is 105, 90, 137: 105 red, 90 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695A89?

The complementary color is #7A895A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695A89?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695A89 color

#695A89 rgb(105, 90, 137)

Shades of purple

The hex color #695A89 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 35.3% green and 53.7% blue (105, 90, 137).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 34% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#695A89 color codes

HEX	`#695A89`
RGB	`rgb(105, 90, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 35.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 34%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 34%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.41, 16.58, -23.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.41, 29.1, 304.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.996, 12.122, 25.264)`
Decimal	`6904457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695A89, 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 #695A89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695A89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #695A89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695a89; }
.text { color: #695a89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695a89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 90 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695a89, #805a89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #695A89?: #695A89 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695A89?: The RGB value is 105, 90, 137: 105 red, 90 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695A89?: The complementary color is #7A895A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695A89?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.