What color is #695E78?

#695E78 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695E78?

The RGB value is 105, 94, 120: 105 red, 94 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695E78?

The complementary color is #6D785E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695E78?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695E78 color

#695E78 rgb(105, 94, 120)

Shades of purple

The hex color #695E78 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 36.9% green and 47.1% blue (105, 94, 120).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 12% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#695E78 color codes

HEX	`#695E78`
RGB	`rgb(105, 94, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 36.9%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 12%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 22%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 22%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.79, 9.95, -13.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.79, 16.38, 307.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.218, 12.365, 19.456)`
Decimal	`6905464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695E78, 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 #695E78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695E78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	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 #695E78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695e78; }
.text { color: #695e78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695e78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 94 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695e78, #765e78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #695E78?: #695E78 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695E78?: The RGB value is 105, 94, 120: 105 red, 94 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695E78?: The complementary color is #6D785E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695E78?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.47:1 and white text 6.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.