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Recognised as Colour

#697DEE

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

#697DEE is a blue with RGB values 105, 125, 238 and HSL 231°, 80%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Royal blue.

Colour values

#697DEE#697DEE
HEX#697DEE
RGBrgb(105, 125, 238)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4902, 0.9333
RGB percentages41.2%, 49%, 93.3%
HSLhsl(231, 79.6%, 67.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(231, 55.9%, 93.3%)
CMYK55.9%, 47.5%, 0%, 6.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,913,518
CSS custom property--colour: #697DEE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23844WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.77:1
Contrast with white3.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.77:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#818181
Inverted#968211

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#478CF2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#3381ECno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Tritanopia#1796AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.64:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.77:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 10.1Medium purple · ΔE 15.1Slate blue · ΔE 15.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 15.9Medium slateblue · ΔE 17.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5
Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 10.09, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EEDA69
Analogous#69C0EE, #9769EE
Triadic#EE697D, #7DEE69
Split complementary#EE9769, #C0EE69
Tetradic#EE69C0, #EEDA69, #69EE97

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F2F4FE
Lighter +20%#C5CCF8
Lighter +10%#97A5F3
Darker −10%#3B55E9
Darker −20%#1935D8
Darker −30%#132AAB
Darker −40%#0E1F7D
More saturated +25%#5871FF
Less saturated −25%#7E8CD9

Channel breakdown

R105
G125
B238
Red105 (41.2%)
Green125 (49%)
Blue238 (93.3%)
Hue230.98°
Saturation (HSL)79.64%
Lightness67.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 7D · B EE

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