What color is #695E7B?

#695E7B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695E7B?

The RGB value is 105, 94, 123: 105 red, 94 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695E7B?

The complementary color is #707B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695E7B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695E7B color

#695E7B rgb(105, 94, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #695E7B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 36.9% green and 48.2% blue (105, 94, 123).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% 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 6.02:1).

#695E7B color codes

HEX	`#695E7B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 94, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 36.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 24%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 24%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.91, 10.66, -14.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.91, 18.13, 306.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.403, 12.439, 20.43)`
Decimal	`6905467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695E7B, 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 #695E7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695E7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #695E7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695e7b; }
.text { color: #695e7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695e7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 94 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695e7b, #775e7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #695E7B?: #695E7B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695E7B?: The RGB value is 105, 94, 123: 105 red, 94 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695E7B?: The complementary color is #707B5E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695E7B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.