What color is #695F87?

#695F87 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 #695F87?

The RGB value is 105, 95, 135: 105 red, 95 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #695F87?

The complementary color is #7D875F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #695F87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#695F87 color

#695F87 rgb(105, 95, 135)

Shades of purple

The hex color #695F87 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 37.3% green and 52.9% blue (105, 95, 135).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#695F87 color codes

HEX	`#695F87`
RGB	`rgb(105, 95, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 37.3%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 30%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 30%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.67, 12.99, -20.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.67, 24.49, 302.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.29, 12.937, 24.661)`
Decimal	`6905735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #695F87, 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 #695F87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#695F87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	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 #695F87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #695f87; }
.text { color: #695f87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #695f87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 95 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #695f87, #7d5f87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #695F87?: #695F87 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 #695F87?: The RGB value is 105, 95, 135: 105 red, 95 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #695F87?: The complementary color is #7D875F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #695F87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.59:1 and white text 5.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.