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Recognised as Colour

#696DE3

  • #696DE3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#696DE3 is a blue with RGB values 105, 109, 227 and HSL 238°, 69%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#696DE3#696DE3
HEX#696DE3
RGBrgb(105, 109, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4275, 0.8902
RGB percentages41.2%, 42.7%, 89%
HSLhsl(238, 68.5%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(238, 53.7%, 89%)
CMYK53.7%, 52%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,909,411
CSS custom property--colour: #696DE3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19487WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.9:1
Contrast with white4.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black4.9:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#96921C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#2C7FE7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19 from the original
Deuteranopia#1775E0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Tritanopia#2F889Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.29:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text4.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 7.5Slate blue · ΔE 8.2Medium slateblue · ΔE 11Medium purple · ΔE 12.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 22.9Rebecca purple · ΔE 25.7
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 7.48, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3DF69
Analogous#69AAE3, #A269E3
Triadic#E3696D, #6DE369
Split complementary#E3A269, #AAE369
Tetradic#E369AA, #E3DF69, #69E3A2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EAEAFB
Lighter +20%#BFC1F3
Lighter +10%#9497EB
Darker −10%#3E43DB
Darker −20%#2429C2
Darker −30%#1C2097
Darker −40%#14176C
More saturated +25%#5358F9
Less saturated −25%#7F82CD

Channel breakdown

R105
G109
B227
Red105 (41.2%)
Green109 (42.7%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue238.03°
Saturation (HSL)68.54%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 6D · B E3

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