What color is #696285?

#696285 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696285?

The RGB value is 105, 98, 133: 105 red, 98 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696285?

The complementary color is #7E8562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696285?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696285 color

#696285 rgb(105, 98, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #696285 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 38.4% green and 52.2% blue (105, 98, 133).

Its hue angle is 252°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#696285 color codes

HEX	`#696285`
RGB	`rgb(105, 98, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 38.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(252, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(252, 26%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 26%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.41, 10.65, -18.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.41, 21.27, 300.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.426, 13.432, 24.018)`
Decimal	`6906501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696285, 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 #696285	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696285 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #696285 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696285; }
.text { color: #696285; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696285; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 98 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696285, #7b6285); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #696285?: #696285 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696285?: The RGB value is 105, 98, 133: 105 red, 98 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696285?: The complementary color is #7E8562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696285?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.