Palettes / Colors / #693ABA

#693ABA — Muted Purple

#693ABA is a purple color we call Muted Purple, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #693ABA 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.

#693ABA 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 #8BBA3B; it also sits naturally between #3B4CBA and #A93BBA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 41% · Green 23% · Blue 73%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 69% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #693ABA

.text { color: #693ABA; }
.background { background-color: #693ABA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #693ABA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 58, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 52%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #693ABA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 58, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #693ABA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 58, 186, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#693ABA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#693ABA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8BBA3B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #693ABA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #693ABA

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:

How #693ABA looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #693ABA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #693AB9  ·  #693ABB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #693ABA?

#693ABA is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 105, 58, 186). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #693ABA?

#693ABA is RGB 105, 58, 186 — HSL 262°, 52%, 48% — CMYK 44%, 69%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #693ABA?

Its complement is #8BBA3B; analogous partners are #3B4CBA and #A93BBA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #693ABA for text?

White text on #693ABA has a contrast ratio of 7.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.91:1.