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Recognised as Colour

#696AFB

  • #696AFB
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium slateblue

#696AFB is a blue with RGB values 105, 106, 251 and HSL 240°, 95%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium slateblue.

Colour values

#696AFB#696AFB
HEX#696AFB
RGBrgb(105, 106, 251)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4157, 0.9843
RGB percentages41.2%, 41.6%, 98.4%
HSLhsl(239.6, 94.8%, 69.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.6, 58.2%, 98.4%)
CMYK58.2%, 57.8%, 0%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,908,667
CSS custom property--colour: #696AFB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness130.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.06:1
Contrast with white4.15:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.06:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#969504

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0083FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24 from the original
Deuteranopia#0076F8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Tritanopia#008DA8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.15:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.3Royal blue · ΔE 16.6Slate blue · ΔE 17Medium purple · ΔE 23.1Dark orchid · ΔE 29.1Blue violet · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.35, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FBFA69
Analogous#69B3FB, #B169FB
Triadic#FB696A, #6AFB69
Split complementary#FBB169, #B3FB69
Tetradic#FB69B3, #FBFA69, #69FBB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FEFEFF
Lighter +20%#CCCDFE
Lighter +10%#9B9BFC
Darker −10%#3739FA
Darker −20%#0708F7
Darker −30%#0507C6
Darker −40%#040594
More saturated +25%#6566FF
Less saturated −25%#7C7DE8

Channel breakdown

R105
G106
B251
Red105 (41.2%)
Green106 (41.6%)
Blue251 (98.4%)
Hue239.59°
Saturation (HSL)94.81%
Lightness69.8%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 6A · B FB

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