#696569

Color #696569

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 3.14 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#696569

RGB

rgb(105, 101, 105)

HSL

hsl(300, 1.9%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 3.8%, 41.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 3.8%, 0%, 58.8%)

LAB

lab(43.26, 2.39, -1.69)

LCH

lch(43.26, 2.93, 324.74)

OKLCH

oklch(51.2%, 0.008, 325.71)

HWB

hwb(300, 39.6%, 58.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#656965

Analogous

#676569

#696569

#696567

Triadic

#696569

#696965

#656969

Split-complementary

#696569

#676965

#656967

Tetradic

#696569

#696565

#656965

#656969

Square

#696569

#696765

#656965

#656769

Shades

Color #696569 mixed toward black.

#575457

#464346

#343334

#232223

#111111

Tints

Color #696569 mixed toward white.

#837e83

#9c989c

#b4b2b4

#cdcbcd

#e6e5e6

Tones

Color #696569 mixed toward gray.

#696569

#686668

#676767

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.67:1

White text reads better on this background (5.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#676768 · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#686868 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#696767 · ΔE 2.9

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 3.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #696569;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#696569]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#696569 (#696569) is rgb(105, 101, 105) in RGB.

No, #696569 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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