#696172#696172

#696172 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.028 H 306.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696172
RGB	rgb(105, 97, 114)
HSL	hsl(268, 8%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(268, 15%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.9%, 14.9%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.41, 6.75, -8.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.41, 10.79, 308.70°)
OKLab	oklab(50.61% 0.0168 -0.0227)
OKLCH	oklch(50.61% 0.028 306.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.1371, 12.7676, 17.6886)
Luminance	0.1277 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696172 #6A7261

analogous

#616272 #696172 #726172

triadic

#696172 #726961 #617269

tetradic

#696172 #726162 #6A7261 #617272

square

#696172 #726162 #6A7261 #617272

split-complementary

#696172 #727261 #627261

monochromatic

#2C2930 #4B4551 #696172 #887F92 #A6A0AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.91

#696172 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#696172 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696172

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696172	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696172	1.00	5.91	3.55	5.91
#FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6473

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#606471

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#686367

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696172;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 97, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.028 306.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#948d9a',
    500: '#696172',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696172;
$custom-light: #948d9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696172",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 268.235,
    "s": 8.057,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5061,
    "c": 0.02823,
    "h": 306.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.12768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696172

secondary

#989D92

accent

#B17796

background

#F9F8F9

surface

#F1F0F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0D0C0E

muted

#7E7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #696172

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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