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Recognised as Colour

#697AE5

  • #697AE5
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#697AE5 is a blue with RGB values 105, 122, 229 and HSL 232°, 70%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#697AE5#697AE5
HEX#697AE5
RGBrgb(105, 122, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4784, 0.898
RGB percentages41.2%, 47.8%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(231.8, 70.5%, 65.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231.8, 54.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK54.1%, 46.7%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,912,741
CSS custom property--colour: #697AE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.22579WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness134.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.52:1
Contrast with white3.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.52:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#96851A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4988E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#397EE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Tritanopia#2992A4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.81:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.4Medium purple · ΔE 14.4Slate blue · ΔE 15.3Dodgerblue · ΔE 16.3Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.8Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E5D469
Analogous#69B8E5, #9669E5
Triadic#E5697A, #7AE569
Split complementary#E59669, #B8E569
Tetradic#E569B8, #E5D469, #69E596

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EBEEFC
Lighter +20%#C0C7F4
Lighter +10%#94A1ED
Darker −10%#3E53DD
Darker −20%#2239C6
Darker −30%#1B2C9A
Darker −40%#13206F
More saturated +25%#536AFB
Less saturated −25%#7F8ACF

Channel breakdown

R105
G122
B229
Red105 (41.2%)
Green122 (47.8%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue231.77°
Saturation (HSL)70.45%
Lightness65.49%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 7A · B E5

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