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#695aa8 color: Prophet Violet

#695aa8 is rgb(105, 90, 168) in RGB and oklch(51.843% 0.12036 290.408) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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252°
100%

51.8%
0.120
290°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.79:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.63:1Hard to read
Lc 25

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About #695aa8

#695aa8 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 51.8% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.79:1 contrast and black text 3.63:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Prophet Violet (#6f58a6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #695aa8 mixed with white

  1. 695aa8
  2. 766ab1
  3. 847aba
  4. 928ac3
  5. a19acc
  6. b0abd5
  7. bfbbde
  8. cfcce6
  9. dfddef
  10. efeef7

Darker: #695aa8 mixed with black

  1. 695aa8
  2. 5a4d92
  3. 4c417c
  4. 3e3567
  5. 312952
  6. 241e3f
  7. 18132c
  8. 0c091a
  9. 04030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #695aa8 with less saturation

  1. 695aa8
  2. 695ca2
  3. 685e9c
  4. 686096
  5. 68618f
  6. 686389
  7. 686483
  8. 68657c
  9. 686676
  10. 68676f

Questions about #695aa8

What color is #695aa8?

#695aa8 is soft violet. The closest named color is Prophet Violet. In RGB it is rgb(105, 90, 168), in HSL hsl(251.54, 30.95%, 50.59%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.843% 0.12036 290.408).

What colors go well with #695aa8?

The complementary color of #695aa8 is #6d6e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e67ad and #874f93. The triadic partners are #9e501c and #007e5e.

Is white or black text more readable on #695aa8?

White text reads better on #695aa8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and black gives 3.63:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #695aa8 a warm or cool color?

#695aa8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 51.8% and its chroma 0.12.