#693E69 colour

#693E69 is a dark greyish magenta close to CSS darkslateblue. RGB 105, 62, 105, HSL 300, 26%, 33%. White text passes AAA (8.42:1), black fails (2.49:1).

#693E69

Nearest CSS name: darkslateblue #483d8b (not an exact match)
Described as: a dark greyish magenta
Red, green, blue: 105, 62, 105
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.0747 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#693e69`
RGB	`rgb(105, 62, 105)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(41.2% 24.3% 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 25.7%, 32.7%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 41%, 41.2%)`
HWB	`hwb(300 24.3% 58.8%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 0%, 59%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(32.82% 24.78 -17.23)`
OKLCH	`oklch(43.17% 0.0868 326.95)`
Decimal	`6897257`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 8.42:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 2.49:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	8.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass
Black	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail	Fail

White text is the better choice on #693E69 (8.42:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#775077 18%#846184 27%#927392 36%#a084a0 45%#ad96ad 55%#bba7bb 64%#c8b9c8 73%#d6cad6 82%#e4dce4 91%#f1edf1

9%#5f385f 18%#563356 27%#4c2d4c 36%#432743 45%#392239 55%#301c30 64%#261726 73%#1d111d 82%#130b13 91%#0a060a

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#693e69 #3e693e

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#543e69 #693e69 #693e54

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#693e69 #69693e #3e6969

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#693e69 #54693e #3e6954

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#693e69 #69543e #3e693e #3e5469

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#693e69 Protanopia#3b4a6b Deuteranopia#464f68 Tritanopia#6b424e Achromatopsia#4d4d4d

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #693e69;`
Background	`background-color: #693e69;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #693e69;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(105 62 105 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #693e69;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #693e69, #3f253f);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #a58ba5, #693e69);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #693e69; color: #fff;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #693E69 to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.