What color is #695F81?

#695F81 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #695F81?

The RGB value is 105, 95, 129: 105 red, 95 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695F81?

The complementary color is #77815F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695F81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695F81 color

#695F81 rgb(105, 95, 129)

Shades of purple

The hex color #695F81 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 37.3% green and 50.6% blue (105, 95, 129).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#695F81 color codes

HEX	`#695F81`
RGB	`rgb(105, 95, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 37.3%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.42, 11.49, -17.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.42, 20.95, 303.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.88, 12.773, 22.499)`
Decimal	`6905729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695F81, 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 #695F81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695F81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	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 #695F81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695f81; }
.text { color: #695f81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695f81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 95 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695f81, #7a5f81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Plum.

Questions

What color is #695F81?: #695F81 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #695F81?: The RGB value is 105, 95, 129: 105 red, 95 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695F81?: The complementary color is #77815F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695F81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.55:1 and white text 5.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.