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Colour

#697CE8

  • #697CE8
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Royal blue

#697CE8 is a blue with RGB values 105, 124, 232 and HSL 231°, 73%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#697CE8#697CE8
HEX#697CE8
RGBrgb(105, 124, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4863, 0.9098
RGB percentages41.2%, 48.6%, 91%
HSLhsl(231, 73.4%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231, 54.7%, 91%)
CMYK54.7%, 46.6%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,913,256
CSS custom property--colour: #697CE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23245WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness135.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.65:1
Contrast with white3.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.65:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#808080
Inverted#968317

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#4A8AECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#397FE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#2494A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.72:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 11.4Medium purple · ΔE 14.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.6Slate blue · ΔE 15.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 17.6Medium slateblue · ΔE 19.6
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 11.44, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E8D569
Analogous#69BCE8, #9669E8
Triadic#E8697C, #7CE869
Split complementary#E89569, #BCE869
Tetradic#E869BB, #E8D569, #69E895

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF0FC
Lighter +20%#C1C9F6
Lighter +10%#95A3EF
Darker −10%#3D55E1
Darker −20%#1F39CC
Darker −30%#182DA0
Darker −40%#122073
More saturated +25%#536DFE
Less saturated −25%#7F8BD2

Channel breakdown

R105
G124
B232
Red105 (41.2%)
Green124 (48.6%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue231.02°
Saturation (HSL)73.41%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 7C · B E8

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