Recognised as Colour

#697DAC

#697DAC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#697DAC is a blue with RGB values 105, 125, 172 and HSL 222°, 29%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#697DAC#697DAC

HEX#697DAC

RGBrgb(105, 125, 172)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4902, 0.6745

RGB percentages41.2%, 49%, 67.5%

HSLhsl(222.1, 28.8%, 54.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(222.1, 39%, 67.5%)

CMYK39%, 27.3%, 0%, 32.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,913,452

CSS custom property--colour: #697DAC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20649WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness125.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1

Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C

Inverted#968253

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#6D81AEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Deuteranopia#677BABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1 from the original

Tritanopia#54878Dno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 18 Slate grey · ΔE 18.1 Cornflower blue · ΔE 24.3 Gray · ΔE 27.7 Dim grey · ΔE 28.9

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AC9869

Analogous#699FAC, #7669AC

Triadic#AC697D, #7DAC69

Split complementary#AC7669, #9FAC69

Tetradic#AC699F, #AC9869, #69AC76

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECEFF5

Lighter +30%#CBD2E3

Lighter +20%#ABB6D0

Lighter +10%#8A99BE

Darker −10%#516491

Darker −20%#3E4D71

Darker −30%#2C3750

Darker −40%#1A202F

More saturated +25%#4C71C9

Less saturated −25%#86898F

Channel breakdown

R105

G125

B172

Red105 (41.2%)

Green125 (49%)

Blue172 (67.5%)

Hue222.09°

Saturation (HSL)28.76%

Lightness54.31%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G 7D · B AC

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