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#695ca8 color: Prophet Violet

#695ca8 is rgb(105, 92, 168) in RGB and oklch(52.225% 0.11721 289.563) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

52.2%
0.117
290°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.68:1Readable · AA
Lc -84
Black text
3.70:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #695ca8

#695ca8 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.2% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.68:1 contrast and black text 3.7:1, 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: #695ca8 mixed with white

  1. 695ca8
  2. 766cb1
  3. 847cba
  4. 928cc3
  5. a19ccc
  6. b0acd5
  7. bfbcde
  8. cfcde6
  9. dfddef
  10. efeef7

Darker: #695ca8 mixed with black

  1. 695ca8
  2. 5a4f92
  3. 4c427c
  4. 3e3667
  5. 312a52
  6. 241f3f
  7. 18142c
  8. 0c0a1a
  9. 04030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #695ca8 with less saturation

  1. 695ca8
  2. 695ea2
  3. 69609c
  4. 686196
  5. 686390
  6. 68648a
  7. 696583
  8. 69677d
  9. 696877
  10. 696970

Questions about #695ca8

What color is #695ca8?

#695ca8 is soft violet. The closest named color is Prophet Violet. In RGB it is rgb(105, 92, 168), in HSL hsl(250.26, 30.4%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.225% 0.11721 289.563).

What colors go well with #695ca8?

The complementary color of #695ca8 is #6f6e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3f69ac and #875194. The triadic partners are #9e5222 and #007e5e.

Is white or black text more readable on #695ca8?

White text reads better on #695ca8: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and black gives 3.7:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #695ca8 a warm or cool color?

#695ca8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 52.2% and its chroma 0.117.