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#690EFB Color

#690EFB is rgb(105, 14, 251) in RGB, hsl(263, 97%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(58%, 94%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Electric Indigo (#6F00FF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.31. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#690EFB
HEX#690EFB
RGBrgb(105, 14, 251)
HSLhsl(263, 97%, 52%)
HSVhsv(263, 94%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(58%, 94%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(50.6% 0.287 286.7)
LABlab(36.57% 70.04 -97.91)
LCHlch(36.57% 120.38 305.58)

What #690EFB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #690EFB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#690EFB Channel Values

How #690EFB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 105 · G 14 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 263° · S 97% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 263° · S 94% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 58% · M 94% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.87:1 vs white · 3.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #690EFB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #690EFB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #690EFB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #690EFB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #690EFB.

How #690EFB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#690EFB
Protanopia#2E2EFB
Protanomaly#4C25FB
Deuteranopia#3F3FFB
Deuteranomaly#5332FB
Tritanopia#256363
Tritanomaly#4A4EB5
Achromatopsia#5A5A5A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #690EFB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-690efb: #690EFB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #690EFB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-690efb': '#690EFB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.055, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_690efb">#690EFB</color>
SVG fillfill="#690EFB"

More Purple Colors

#690EFB sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#690EFB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #690EFB?

#690EFB is a mid-tone purple — rgb(105, 14, 251) in RGB and hsl(263, 97%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Electric Indigo (#6F00FF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.31.

What is the RGB value of #690EFB?

#690EFB is rgb(105, 14, 251) — red 105, green 14, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #690EFB?

#690EFB converts to approximately cmyk(58%, 94%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #690EFB be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #690EFB scores 6.87:1 against white and 3.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #690EFB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #690EFB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is blue (#0000FF) at a CIE76 distance of 15.85, which is visibly different.

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