What color is #69628E?

#69628E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69628E?

The RGB value is 105, 98, 142: 105 red, 98 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69628E?

The complementary color is #878E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69628E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69628E color

#69628E rgb(105, 98, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #69628E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 38.4% green and 55.7% blue (105, 98, 142).

Its hue angle is 250°, with 18% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Berry Jam (#655883), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#69628E color codes

HEX	`#69628E`
RGB	`rgb(105, 98, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 38.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(250, 18%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(250, 31%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 31%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.79, 12.95, -23.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.79, 26.6, 299.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.075, 13.691, 27.434)`
Decimal	`6906510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69628E, 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 #69628E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69628E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	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 #69628E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69628e; }
.text { color: #69628e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69628e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 98 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69628e, #7f628e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #69628E?: #69628E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Berry Jam. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69628E?: The RGB value is 105, 98, 142: 105 red, 98 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69628E?: The complementary color is #878E62, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69628E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.74:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.