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#694F87 Color

#694F87 is rgb(105, 79, 135) in RGB, hsl(268, 26%, 42%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 41%, 0%, 47%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ultra Violet (#5F4B8B), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.91. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#694F87
HEX#694F87
RGBrgb(105, 79, 135)
HSLhsl(268, 26%, 42%)
HSVhsv(268, 41%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 41%, 0%, 47%)
OKLCHoklch(47.9% 0.092 304.5)
LABlab(38.23% 20.23 -27.47)
LCHlch(38.23% 34.12 306.37)

What #694F87 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 #694F87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ultra Violet#5F4B8BΔE 5.91Cyber Grape#58427CΔE 6.24Amethyst (Crayola)#64609AΔE 9.88French Lilac#86608EΔE 11.52Purple Navy#4E5180ΔE 12.16Dark Blue-gray#666699ΔE 12.58

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

#694F87 Channel Values

How #694F87 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 79 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 268° · S 26% · L 42%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 268° · S 41% · V 53%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 41% · Y 0% · K 47%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.84:1 vs white · 3.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #694F87 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 text6.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #694F87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #694F87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#694F87
Complementary
#6D874F
Analogous
#4F5187
Analogous
#854F87
Triadic
#87694F
Triadic
#4F8769
Split comp.
#87854F
Split comp.
#51874F

Tints & Shades of #694F87

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.

Tints

#7D5EA1
#9278B0
#A792BF
#BCABCE
#D0C5DD
#E5DFEC

Shades

#5D4677
#4E3A64
#413154
#322640
#261C30
#17111D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #694F87.

How #694F87 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#694F87
Protanopia#545487
Protanomaly#5D5287
Deuteranopia#595987
Deuteranomaly#605587
Tritanopia#615959
Tritanomaly#64556E
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

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Using #694F87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-694f87: #694F87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #694F87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-694f87': '#694F87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.310, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_694f87">#694F87</color>
SVG fillfill="#694F87"

More Purple Colors

#694F87 sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#694F87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #694F87?

#694F87 is a mid-tone purple — rgb(105, 79, 135) in RGB and hsl(268, 26%, 42%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ultra Violet (#5F4B8B), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.91.

What is the RGB value of #694F87?

#694F87 is rgb(105, 79, 135) — red 105, green 79, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #694F87?

#694F87 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 41%, 0%, 47%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #694F87 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #694F87 scores 6.84:1 against white and 3.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #694F87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #694F87 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 17.26, which is visibly different.

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