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Recognised as Colour

#697EBE

  • #697EBE
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#697EBE is a blue with RGB values 105, 126, 190 and HSL 225°, 40%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#697EBE#697EBE
HEX#697EBE
RGBrgb(105, 126, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.4941, 0.7451
RGB percentages41.2%, 49.4%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(225.2, 39.5%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(225.2, 44.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK44.7%, 33.7%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,913,726
CSS custom property--colour: #697EBE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness129.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#968141

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6784C1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#5F7DBDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Tritanopia#4A8B95no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 15.7Light slate grey · ΔE 27.6Slate grey · ΔE 27.9Dodgerblue · ΔE 28Dark slateblue · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.11, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BEA969
Analogous#69A8BE, #7F69BE
Triadic#BE697E, #7EBE69
Split complementary#BE7F69, #A8BE69
Tetradic#BE69A8, #BEA969, #69BE7E

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F7F8FC
Lighter +30%#D4DAEC
Lighter +20%#B0BBDD
Lighter +10%#8D9DCD
Darker −10%#4A62AA
Darker −20%#3A4D87
Darker −30%#2B3963
Darker −40%#1C243F
More saturated +25%#4E70D9
Less saturated −25%#848CA3

Channel breakdown

R105
G126
B190
Red105 (41.2%)
Green126 (49.4%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue225.18°
Saturation (HSL)39.53%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 7E · B BE

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