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#694672 Color

#694672 is rgb(105, 70, 114) in RGB, hsl(288, 24%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(8%, 39%, 0%, 55%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Violet (#563C5C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#694672
HEX#694672
RGBrgb(105, 70, 114)
HSLhsl(288, 24%, 36%)
HSVhsv(288, 39%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(8%, 39%, 0%, 55%)
OKLCHoklch(45.1% 0.081 319.3)
LABlab(35.11% 21.65 -19.36)
LCHlch(35.11% 29.04 318.19)

What #694672 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 #694672, 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.

#694672 Channel Values

How #694672 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 70 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 288° · S 24% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 288° · S 39% · V 45%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 8% · M 39% · Y 0% · K 55%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.72:1 vs white · 2.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #694672 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 text7.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #694672

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #694672; 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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Tints & Shades of #694672

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

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How #694672 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#694672
Protanopia#4D4D72
Protanomaly#5A4B72
Deuteranopia#545471
Deuteranomaly#5D4E72
Tritanopia#644D4D
Tritanomaly#664A5E
Achromatopsia#535353

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Using #694672 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-694672: #694672;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #694672;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-694672': '#694672' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.275, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_694672">#694672</color>
SVG fillfill="#694672"

More Purple Colors

#694672 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#694672 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #694672?

#694672 is a dark purple — rgb(105, 70, 114) in RGB and hsl(288, 24%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Violet (#563C5C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.12.

What is the RGB value of #694672?

#694672 is rgb(105, 70, 114) — red 105, green 70, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #694672?

#694672 converts to approximately cmyk(8%, 39%, 0%, 55%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #694672 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #694672 scores 7.72:1 against white and 2.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #694672 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #694672 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 darkslateblue (#483D8B) at a CIE76 distance of 23.87, which is visibly different.

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