Colour

#696F81

#696F81
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#696F81 is a blue with RGB values 105, 111, 129 and HSL 225°, 10%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#696F81#696F81

HEX#696F81

RGBrgb(105, 111, 129)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4353, 0.5059

RGB percentages41.2%, 43.5%, 50.6%

HSLhsl(225, 10.3%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(225, 18.6%, 50.6%)

CMYK18.6%, 14%, 0%, 49.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,909,825

CSS custom property--colour: #696F81;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness111.5 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#6F6F6F

Inverted#96907E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6A7082no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 0.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#686E81no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 0.7 from the original

Tritanopia#637275no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 9.8 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

Slate grey · ΔE 7.1 Light slate grey · ΔE 9.9 Dim grey · ΔE 11.1 Gray · ΔE 12.7 Dark slate grey · ΔE 21.8 Steel blue · ΔE 23

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 7.12, clearly different but related

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#817B69

Analogous#697B81, #6F6981

Triadic#81696F, #6F8169

Split complementary#816F69, #7B8169

Tetradic#81697B, #817B69, #69816F

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#D7D9DF

Lighter +30%#BBBEC8

Lighter +20%#9FA4B1

Lighter +10%#83899A

Darker −10%#525765

Darker −20%#3B3F49

Darker −30%#24262D

Darker −40%#0D0E11

More saturated +25%#4C609E

Less saturated −25%#757575

Channel breakdown

R105

G111

B129

Red105 (41.2%)

Green111 (43.5%)

Blue129 (50.6%)

Hue225°

Saturation (HSL)10.26%

Lightness45.88%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G 6F · B 81

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Colour values

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