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Recognised as Colour

#696BFD

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

#696BFD is a blue with RGB values 105, 107, 253 and HSL 239°, 97%, 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

#696BFD#696BFD
HEX#696BFD
RGBrgb(105, 107, 253)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4196, 0.9922
RGB percentages41.2%, 42%, 99.2%
HSLhsl(239.2, 97.4%, 70.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(239.2, 58.5%, 99.2%)
CMYK58.5%, 57.7%, 0%, 0.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,908,925
CSS custom property--colour: #696BFD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2061WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness131.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.12:1
Contrast with white4.1:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.12:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#969402

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#0084FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 24.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#0077FAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18 from the original
Tritanopia#008EAAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 79.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.1:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.12:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium slateblue · ΔE 7.9Royal blue · ΔE 17Slate blue · ΔE 17.6Medium purple · ΔE 23.6Dark orchid · ΔE 29.4Blue violet · ΔE 31.1
Nearest named CSS colourMedium slateblue (#7B68EE)ΔE 7.85, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FDFB69
Analogous#69B5FD, #B169FD
Triadic#FD696B, #6BFD69
Split complementary#FDB169, #B5FD69
Tetradic#FD69B5, #FDFB69, #69FDB1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CECEFE
Lighter +10%#9B9DFE
Darker −10%#3739FC
Darker −20%#0408FC
Darker −30%#0305CA
Darker −40%#020498
More saturated +25%#6769FF
Less saturated −25%#7C7DEA

Channel breakdown

R105
G107
B253
Red105 (41.2%)
Green107 (42%)
Blue253 (99.2%)
Hue239.19°
Saturation (HSL)97.37%
Lightness70.2%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 6B · B FD

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