What color is #69638C?

#69638C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69638C?

The RGB value is 105, 99, 140: 105 red, 99 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69638C?

The complementary color is #868C63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69638C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69638C color

#69638C rgb(105, 99, 140)

Shades of blue

The hex color #69638C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 38.8% green and 54.9% blue (105, 99, 140).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 17% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#69638C color codes

HEX	`#69638C`
RGB	`rgb(105, 99, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 38.8%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 17%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 29%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 29%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.97, 11.81, -21.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.97, 24.75, 298.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.02, 13.82, 26.682)`
Decimal	`6906764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69638C, 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 #69638C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69638C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #69638C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69638c; }
.text { color: #69638c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69638c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 99 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69638c, #7d638c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #69638C?: #69638C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69638C?: The RGB value is 105, 99, 140: 105 red, 99 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69638C?: The complementary color is #868C63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69638C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.