#696172

Color #696172

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.98 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-500 #79697b · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#696172

RGB

rgb(105, 97, 114)

HSL

hsl(268.2, 8.1%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(268.2, 14.9%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 14.9%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(42.41, 6.75, -8.42)

LCH

lch(42.41, 10.79, 308.72)

OKLCH

oklch(50.6%, 0.0282, 306.5)

HWB

hwb(268.2, 38%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6a7261

Analogous

#616272

#696172

#726172

Triadic

#696172

#726961

#617269

Split-complementary

#696172

#727261

#627261

Tetradic

#696172

#72616a

#6a7261

#617269

Square

#696172

#726162

#6a7261

#617272

Shades

Color #696172 mixed toward black.

#58515f

#46414c

#353139

#232026

#121013

Tints

Color #696172 mixed toward white.

#82788d

#9b93a3

#b4aeba

#cdc9d1

#e6e4e8

Tones

Color #696172 mixed toward gray.

#696271

#69646f

#69656e

#69676c

#69686b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.55:1

White text reads better on this background (5.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#66666e · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#66676d · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#696b6a · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 10.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #696172;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#696172]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#696172 (#696172) is rgb(105, 97, 114) in RGB.

No, #696172 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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