What color is #695B8D?

#695B8D 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 #695B8D?

The RGB value is 105, 91, 141: 105 red, 91 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695B8D?

The complementary color is #7F8D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695B8D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695B8D color

#695B8D rgb(105, 91, 141)

Shades of purple

The hex color #695B8D is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 35.7% green and 55.3% blue (105, 91, 141).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 22% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 35% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.03:1).

#695B8D color codes

HEX	`#695B8D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 91, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 35.7%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 22%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 35%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 35%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.86, 17, -25.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.86, 30.76, 303.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.373, 12.408, 26.832)`
Decimal	`6904717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695B8D, 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 #695B8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695B8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	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 #695B8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695b8d; }
.text { color: #695b8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695b8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 91 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695b8d, #825b8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #695B8D?: #695B8D 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 #695B8D?: The RGB value is 105, 91, 141: 105 red, 91 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695B8D?: The complementary color is #7F8D5B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695B8D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.48:1 and white text 6.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.