What color is #69719F?

#69719F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #69719F?

The RGB value is 105, 113, 159: 105 red, 113 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #69719F?

The complementary color is #9F9769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #69719F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#69719F color

#69719F rgb(105, 113, 159)

Shades of blue

The hex color #69719F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 44.3% green and 62.4% blue (105, 113, 159).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 22% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Twinkle Night (#636CA8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#69719F color codes

HEX	`#69719F`
RGB	`rgb(105, 113, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 44.3%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 22%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 29%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.66, 8.37, -25.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.66, 27.1, 288)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.987, 17.316, 35.189)`
Decimal	`6910367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #69719F, 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 #69719F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#69719F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #69719F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #69719f; }
.text { color: #69719f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #69719f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 113 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #69719f, #7c699f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #69719F?: #69719F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Twinkle Night. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #69719F?: The RGB value is 105, 113, 159: 105 red, 113 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #69719F?: The complementary color is #9F9769, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #69719F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.