Nerdulator> put something in

Recognised as Colour

#696FBF

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

#696FBF is a blue with RGB values 105, 111, 191 and HSL 236°, 40%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#696FBF#696FBF
HEX#696FBF
RGBrgb(105, 111, 191)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4353, 0.749
RGB percentages41.2%, 43.5%, 74.9%
HSLhsl(235.8, 40.2%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(235.8, 45%, 74.9%)
CMYK45%, 41.9%, 0%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,909,887
CSS custom property--colour: #696FBF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18134WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.63:1
Contrast with white4.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#747474
Inverted#969040

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#5179C2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#4B73BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.9 from the original
Tritanopia#4C7F8Eno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 43.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.8Medium purple · ΔE 20.1Dark slateblue · ΔE 20.2Slate blue · ΔE 23.2Royal blue · ΔE 23.7Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 16.83, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BFB969
Analogous#699ABF, #8E69BF
Triadic#BF696F, #6FBF69
Split complementary#BF8E69, #9ABF69
Tetradic#BF699A, #BFB969, #69BF8E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F8F8FC
Lighter +30%#D4D6ED
Lighter +20%#B0B4DE
Lighter +10%#8D91CE
Darker −10%#4950AC
Darker −20%#3A3F88
Darker −30%#2B2F64
Darker −40%#1C1E40
More saturated +25%#4E58DA
Less saturated −25%#8486A4

Channel breakdown

R105
G111
B191
Red105 (41.2%)
Green111 (43.5%)
Blue191 (74.9%)
Hue235.81°
Saturation (HSL)40.19%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 6F · B BF

Keep nerding

Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.

Nerdulate something else

Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page

Every value on this page was computed from “696fbf” by Nerdulator’s colour engine. Nothing here was retrieved from a database of answers or written by a model.