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#695ea2 color: Giant Onion

#695ea2 is rgb(105, 94, 162) in RGB and oklch(52.268% 0.10534 289.669) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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250°
100%

52.3%
0.105
290°
  • Violet
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • slate-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.64:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.72:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #695ea2

#695ea2 is a soft violet color. In OKLCH it has 52.3% lightness, 0.105 chroma and a hue of 290°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.64:1 contrast and black text 3.72:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Giant Onion (#665d9e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium violet colors

Lighter: #695ea2 mixed with white

  1. 695ea2
  2. 766dac
  3. 847db5
  4. 938dbf
  5. a19cc8
  6. b0acd1
  7. bfbddb
  8. cfcde4
  9. dfdded
  10. efeef6

Darker: #695ea2 mixed with black

  1. 695ea2
  2. 5a518c
  3. 4c4477
  4. 3e3763
  5. 312b4f
  6. 241f3c
  7. 18142a
  8. 0c0a19
  9. 04030a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #695ea2 with less saturation

  1. 695ea2
  2. 69609d
  3. 696197
  4. 696292
  5. 69648c
  6. 696587
  7. 696681
  8. 69677b
  9. 696875
  10. 696970

Questions about #695ea2

What color is #695ea2?

#695ea2 is soft violet. The closest named color is Giant Onion. In RGB it is rgb(105, 94, 162), in HSL hsl(249.71, 26.77%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.268% 0.10534 289.669).

What colors go well with #695ea2?

The complementary color of #695ea2 is #6e6e16. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4469a6 and #84548f. The triadic partners are #99552d and #007d60.

Is white or black text more readable on #695ea2?

White text reads better on #695ea2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.64:1 and black gives 3.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #695ea2 a warm or cool color?

#695ea2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 290 degrees, its lightness 52.3% and its chroma 0.105.