What color is #69698D?

#69698D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69698D?

The RGB value is 105, 105, 141: 105 red, 105 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69698D?

The complementary color is #8D8D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69698D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69698D color

#69698D rgb(105, 105, 141)

Shades of blue

The hex color #69698D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 41.2% green and 55.3% blue (105, 105, 141).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 15% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#69698D color codes

HEX	`#69698D`
RGB	`rgb(105, 105, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 41.2%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 15%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 26%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 26%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.67, 8.41, -19.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.67, 21.45, 293.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.684, 15.029, 27.269)`
Decimal	`6908301`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69698D, 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 #69698D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69698D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #69698D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69698d; }
.text { color: #69698d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69698d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 105 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69698d, #7b698d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #69698D?: #69698D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69698D?: The RGB value is 105, 105, 141: 105 red, 105 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69698D?: The complementary color is #8D8D69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69698D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.