690DAA

#690DAA closest to Wild Violet

#690DAA is a dark, vivid purple; the closest named color is Wild Violet. In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 5.1% green and 66.7% blue (rgb(105, 13, 170)). Its HSL value is 275° hue, 86% saturation and 36% lightness, and in CMYK it is 38% cyan, 92% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black. #690DAA is a cool color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.38:1.

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Variations of #690DAA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#690DAA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#690DAA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #690DAA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 70% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0046A7
  • Protanopia 70% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0045AE
  • Protanomaly 71% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #003CAC
  • Deuteranopia 70% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0046A7
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #243BA8
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #5B4063
  • Tritanomaly 89% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #662B8F
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #464646
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #513E6B

#690DAA contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.38:1 Very good#690DAA text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.24:1 Very poor#690DAA text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#690DAA in CSS

/* Wild Violet */
.color { color: #690DAA; }
.background { background-color: #690DAA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #690DAA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(105 13 170);
color: hsl(275 86% 36%);
color: oklch(0.424 0.214 303.6);

#690DAA FAQ

What color is #690DAA?

#690DAA is a dark, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Wild Violet. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #690DAA?

#690DAA is rgb(105, 13, 170) in RGB, hsl(275, 86%, 36%) in HSL and cmyk(38%, 92%, 0%, 33%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #690DAA?

The complementary color of #690DAA is #4EAA0D, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #690DAA?

White text has the best contrast on #690DAA: 9.38:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #690DAA a warm or cool color?

#690DAA is a cool color.