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#692CAA — Purple

#692CAA is a purple color we call Purple, closest to the named color DarkSlateBlue (#483D8B). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkslateblue (#483D8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkslateblue gives you #483D8B, a different color; use #692CAA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#692CAA is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #6DAA2C; it also sits naturally between #2C2EAA and #A82CAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#692CAA · RGB 105, 44, 170

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Color values

HEX#692CAA
RGB105, 44, 170
HSL269°, 59%, 42%
HSV269°, 74%, 67%
CMYK38%, 74%, 0%, 33%
XYZ13.98, 7.71, 38.78
Yxy7.71, 0.2312, 0.1275
CIE-Lab33.36, 51.17, -56.66
Hunter Lab27.76, 43.48, -67.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 41% · Green 17% · Blue 67%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #692CAA on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #692CAA on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #692CAA

.text { color: #692CAA; }
.background { background-color: #692CAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #692CAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 44, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(269, 59%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #692CAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 44, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #692CAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 44, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#692CAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#692CAA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #692CAA

#5F289A#55248A#4D207E#431C6D#39185D#2F144D#25103D#1E0D31#140820#0A0410

Tints of #692CAA

#7531BF#8540CE#9255D3#A16DD9#AE81DF#BB96E4#CBAEEA#D8C2EF#E8DBF6#F5EFFB

Tones of #692CAA

#6934A2#6A3E98#6A4790#6A5086#6A597D#6B6374

Color harmonies

Complementary — #6DAA2C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text8.26:1 AAA
Against black text2.54:1 Fails

Best text color on #692CAA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #692CAA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #692CAA: ·

How #692CAA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #4F4E8CDeuteranopia · #525784Tritanopia · #66736E

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7Material Purple 500 · #9C27B0Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #692CAA rather than the exact color:

Vivid Twilight
#208057 · #7029A5 · #D6A25C · #CBEBDD
Rustic Ruby Terrace
#3364C9 · #5E55CC · #6E33AE · #772682
Crystal Ruby Twilight
#2D5A85 · #3F45B8 · #6734AF · #AA47B8
Crimson Ruby Whisper
#217D4C · #6D30B2 · #BC7332 · #B3E1C5
Amber Ruby Meadow
#1D7AA5 · #10195D · #6325B0 · #AA1EA8
Palette 6c22a6
#6C22A6 · #6962AD · #83C0C1 · #96E9C6

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#7029A5#6E33AE#6734AF#6D30B2#6325B0#6C22A6#5F32AD#6420AA#6639A6#722A9F#5E23AD#651EAF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #692CA9  ·  #692CAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #692CAA?

#692CAA is Purple, a purple color (RGB 105, 44, 170). Its closest standard named color is DarkSlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #692CAA?

#692CAA is RGB 105, 44, 170 — HSL 269°, 59%, 42% — CMYK 38%, 74%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #692CAA?

Its complement is #6DAA2C; analogous partners are #2C2EAA and #A82CAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #692CAA for text?

White text on #692CAA has a contrast ratio of 8.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.54:1.