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Recognised as Colour

#696EB4

  • #696EB4
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#696EB4 is a blue with RGB values 105, 110, 180 and HSL 236°, 33%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#696EB4#696EB4
HEX#696EB4
RGBrgb(105, 110, 180)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4314, 0.7059
RGB percentages41.2%, 43.1%, 70.6%
HSLhsl(236, 33.3%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(236, 41.7%, 70.6%)
CMYK41.7%, 38.9%, 0%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,909,620
CSS custom property--colour: #696EB4;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.1745WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.68:1
Contrast with white4.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#727272
Inverted#96914B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5677B7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#5171B2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.4 from the original
Tritanopia#527C88no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.49:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 18.8Dark slateblue · ΔE 21Steel blue · ΔE 21.3Medium purple · ΔE 24.8Slate blue · ΔE 28.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 28.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 18.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B4AF69
Analogous#6994B4, #8A69B4
Triadic#B4696E, #6EB469
Split complementary#B48A69, #94B469
Tetradic#B46993, #B4AF69, #69B48A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F1F1F8
Lighter +30%#CFD1E7
Lighter +20%#ADB0D6
Lighter +10%#8B8FC5
Darker −10%#4E539C
Darker −20%#3D417A
Darker −30%#2C2F58
Darker −40%#1B1D36
More saturated +25%#4D56D0
Less saturated −25%#858698

Channel breakdown

R105
G110
B180
Red105 (41.2%)
Green110 (43.1%)
Blue180 (70.6%)
Hue236°
Saturation (HSL)33.33%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 6E · B B4

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