What color is #69617A?

#69617A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69617A?

The RGB value is 105, 97, 122: 105 red, 97 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69617A?

The complementary color is #727A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69617A?

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.

#69617A color

#69617A rgb(105, 97, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #69617A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 38% green and 47.8% blue (105, 97, 122).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 11% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#69617A color codes

HEX	`#69617A`
RGB	`rgb(105, 97, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 38%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 11%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 20%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 20%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.7, 8.58, -12.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.7, 15.45, 303.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.613, 12.958, 20.193)`
Decimal	`6906234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69617A, 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 #69617A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69617A 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 #69617A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69617a; }
.text { color: #69617a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69617a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 97 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69617a, #76617a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #69617A?: #69617A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69617A?: The RGB value is 105, 97, 122: 105 red, 97 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69617A?: The complementary color is #727A61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69617A?: 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.