#696173#696173

#696173 is a mid, muted violet. Relative luminance 0.128; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.030 H 305.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696173
RGB	rgb(105, 97, 115)
HSL	hsl(267, 8%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(267, 16%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.7%, 15.7%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.45, 6.97, -8.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.45, 11.37, 307.83°)
OKLab	oklab(50.65% 0.0172 -0.0242)
OKLCH	oklch(50.65% 0.03 305.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.1943, 12.7905, 17.9900)
Luminance	0.1279 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	violet

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696173 #6B7361

analogous

#616273 #696173 #726173

triadic

#696173 #736961 #617369

tetradic

#696173 #736162 #6B7361 #617372

square

#696173 #736162 #6B7361 #617372

split-complementary

#696173 #737261 #627361

monochromatic

#2C2931 #4B4552 #696173 #877F93 #A6A0AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.90

#696173 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.56

#696173 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696173

5.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696173	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696173	1.00	5.90	3.56	5.90
#FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E6474

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F6472

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#686367

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696173;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 97, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.030 305.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#948d9b',
    500: '#696173',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696173;
$custom-light: #948d9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696173",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 266.667,
    "s": 8.491,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50648,
    "c": 0.02969,
    "h": 305.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696173

secondary

#999E92

accent

#B27697

background

#F9F8F9

surface

#F1F0F2

border

#CBCBCC

text

#0D0C0E

muted

#7E7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #696173

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

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