Colour

#697AA5

#697AA5
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#697AA5 is a blue with RGB values 105, 122, 165 and HSL 223°, 25%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#697AA5#697AA5

HEX#697AA5

RGBrgb(105, 122, 165)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4784, 0.6471

RGB percentages41.2%, 47.8%, 64.7%

HSLhsl(223, 25%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(223, 36.4%, 64.7%)

CMYK36.4%, 26.1%, 0%, 35.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,912,677

CSS custom property--colour: #697AA5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19639WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.93:1

Contrast with white4.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.93:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#797979

Inverted#96855A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6C7DA7no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#6678A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original

Tritanopia#578389no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 24.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.26:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.93:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.4 Slate grey · ΔE 16 Light slate grey · ΔE 16.1 Gray · ΔE 25.5 Dim grey · ΔE 26.4 Cornflower blue · ΔE 26.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.36, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#A59469

Analogous#6998A5, #7669A5

Triadic#A5697A, #7AA569

Split complementary#A57669, #98A569

Tetradic#A56998, #A59469, #69A576

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#E8EBF2

Lighter +30%#C9CFDE

Lighter +20%#A9B3CB

Lighter +10%#8996B8

Darker −10%#526289

Darker −20%#3F4B69

Darker −30%#2C3449

Darker −40%#191D29

More saturated +25%#4B6DC3

Less saturated −25%#878787

Channel breakdown

R105

G122

B165

Red105 (41.2%)

Green122 (47.8%)

Blue165 (64.7%)

Hue223°

Saturation (HSL)25%

Lightness52.94%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G 7A · B A5

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