Colour

#697D91

#697D91
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#697D91 is a blue with RGB values 105, 125, 145 and HSL 210°, 16%, 49%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#697D91

RGBrgb(105, 125, 145)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4902, 0.5686

RGB percentages41.2%, 49%, 56.9%

HSLhsl(210, 16%, 49%)

HSV / HSBhsv(210, 27.6%, 56.9%)

CMYK27.6%, 13.8%, 0%, 43.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,913,425

CSS custom property--colour: #697D91;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.19715WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness121.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.94:1

Contrast with white4.25:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black4.94:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A

Inverted#96826E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#757D92no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#717991no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#5E8283no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.25:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text4.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 3 Light slate grey · ΔE 4.9 Gray · ΔE 13.6 Dim grey · ΔE 15.2 Steel blue · ΔE 19.1 Cadetblue · ΔE 20.6

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 2.96, a close match

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#917D69

Analogous#699191, #696991

Triadic#91697D, #7D9169

Split complementary#916969, #919169

Tetradic#916991, #917D69, #699169

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#DFE3E7

Lighter +30%#C1CAD2

Lighter +20%#A3B0BD

Lighter +10%#8697A7

Darker −10%#546373

Darker −20%#3E4A56

Darker −30%#293138

Darker −40%#13171B

More saturated +25%#4A7DB0

Less saturated −25%#7D7D7D

Channel breakdown

R105

G125

B145

Red105 (41.2%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue145 (56.9%)

Hue210°

Saturation (HSL)16%

Lightness49.02%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G 7D · B 91

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