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#695daa color: Blue Marguerite

#695daa is rgb(105, 93, 170) in RGB and oklch(52.537% 0.11852 288.798) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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249°
100%

52.5%
0.119
289°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 33%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.60:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.75:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #695daa

#695daa is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.5% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 289°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast and black text 3.75:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Marguerite (#6a5bb1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #695daa mixed with white

  1. 695daa
  2. 766db3
  3. 847dbc
  4. 928cc5
  5. a19ccd
  6. b0acd6
  7. bfbdde
  8. cfcde7
  9. dfddef
  10. efeef7

Darker: #695daa mixed with black

  1. 695daa
  2. 5a5093
  3. 4c437d
  4. 3e3768
  5. 312a53
  6. 241f3f
  7. 18142d
  8. 0c0a1b
  9. 04030b
  10. 000001

Calmer: #695daa with less saturation

  1. 695daa
  2. 695fa4
  3. 69619e
  4. 696298
  5. 696491
  6. 69658b
  7. 696685
  8. 69677e
  9. 6a6878
  10. 6a6971

Questions about #695daa

What color is #695daa?

#695daa is soft violet. The closest named color is Blue Marguerite. In RGB it is rgb(105, 93, 170), in HSL hsl(249.35, 31.17%, 51.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.537% 0.11852 288.798).

What colors go well with #695daa?

The complementary color of #695daa is #716f00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e6aae and #875296. The triadic partners are #a05223 and #007f5e.

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

White text reads better on #695daa: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and black gives 3.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #695daa a warm or cool color?

#695daa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 289 degrees, its lightness 52.5% and its chroma 0.119.