Colour

#696C97

#696C97
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#696C97 is a blue with RGB values 105, 108, 151 and HSL 236°, 18%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#696C97#696C97

HEX#696C97

RGBrgb(105, 108, 151)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4235, 0.5922

RGB percentages41.2%, 42.4%, 59.2%

HSLhsl(236.1, 18.1%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(236.1, 30.5%, 59.2%)

CMYK30.5%, 28.5%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,909,079

CSS custom property--colour: #696C97;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15963WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness112.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.01:1

Contrast with white5.01:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.19:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E

Inverted#969368

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#607199no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D6E96no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original

Tritanopia#5D747Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.01:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.19:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 16.7 Slate grey · ΔE 18.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 19.3 Dim grey · ΔE 25.6 Gray · ΔE 26.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 29.6

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 16.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#979469

Analogous#698397, #7D6997

Triadic#97696C, #6C9769

Split complementary#977D69, #839769

Tetradic#976983, #979469, #69977D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E1E2EB

Lighter +30%#C3C5D6

Lighter +20%#A5A7C1

Lighter +10%#878AAC

Darker −10%#545679

Darker −20%#3F415B

Darker −30%#2A2B3D

Darker −40%#15161F

More saturated +25%#4950B7

Less saturated −25%#808080

Channel breakdown

R105

G108

B151

Red105 (41.2%)

Green108 (42.4%)

Blue151 (59.2%)

Hue236.09°

Saturation (HSL)18.11%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G 6C · B 97

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