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#694BC2 — Muted Purple

#694BC2 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 #694BC2 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.

#694BC2 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 #A5C24C; it also sits naturally between #4C6AC2 and #A54CC2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#694BC2 · RGB 105, 75, 194

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Color values

HEX#694BC2
RGB105, 75, 194
HSL255°, 49%, 53%
HSV255°, 61%, 76%
CMYK46%, 61%, 0%, 24%
XYZ18.08, 11.93, 52.39
Yxy11.93, 0.2194, 0.1448
CIE-Lab41.11, 41.41, -58.26
Hunter Lab34.54, 35.38, -70.23

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 41% · Green 29% · Blue 76%

Cyan 46% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 0% · Key 24%

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

Previews

Sample text in #694BC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #694BC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #694BC2

.text { color: #694BC2; }
.background { background-color: #694BC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #694BC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 75, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 49%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #694BC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 75, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #694BC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 75, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#694BC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#694BC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #694BC2

#5C3EB6#5338A3#493190#402B7D#38266E#2E1F5B#251948#1B1235#110C22#08050F

Tints of #694BC2

#765CC7#866FCE#937ED3#A08DD8#B0A0DE#BCAFE4#C9BEE9#D6CEEE#E6E1F5#F2F0FA

Tones of #694BC2

#6E55B9#725DB1#7666A9#7B6EA0#7F7698#837F90

Color harmonies

Complementary — #A5C24C:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.20:1 AA
Against black text3.39:1 AA large only

Best text color on #694BC2: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #694BC2

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 #694BC2: ·

How #694BC2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #5C5CA5Deuteranopia · #5E609ETritanopia · #688E89

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 · #673AB7Tailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #694BC2 rather than the exact color:

Palette 1230ae
#1230AE · #6C48C5 · #C68FE6 · #FFF7F7
Crystal Petal
#4FD3CF · #285693 · #624CC2 · #9B30B8
Burning Ruby Drift
#6B4DCA · #C153D2 · #D25E98 · #98392C
Palette Fff7d1
#FFF7D1 · #8B5DFF · #6A42C2 · #563A9C
Radiant Ruby Opal
#205266 · #2A5CAA · #303AC6 · #6444BF
Palette Ff6600
#FF6600 · #F5F5F5 · #8FD14F · #604CC3

Similar colors

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

#6C48C5#624CC2#6B4DCA#6A42C2#6444BF#604CC3#7149C6#6B42BC#6E40C9#683EBC#5C47BD#7247CD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #694BC1  ·  #694BC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #694BC2?

#694BC2 is Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 105, 75, 194). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #694BC2?

#694BC2 is RGB 105, 75, 194 — HSL 255°, 49%, 53% — CMYK 46%, 61%, 0%, 24%.

What colors go with #694BC2?

Its complement is #A5C24C; analogous partners are #4C6AC2 and #A54CC2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #694BC2 for text?

White text on #694BC2 has a contrast ratio of 6.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.39:1.