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Recognised as Colour

#697FB3

  • #697FB3
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#697FB3 is a blue with RGB values 105, 127, 179 and HSL 222°, 33%, 56%. 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

#697FB3#697FB3
HEX#697FB3
RGBrgb(105, 127, 179)
RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.498, 0.702
RGB percentages41.2%, 49.8%, 70.2%
HSLhsl(222.2, 32.7%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(222.2, 41.3%, 70.2%)
CMYK41.3%, 29.1%, 0%, 29.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,913,971
CSS custom property--colour: #697FB3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.21437WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness128.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.29:1
Contrast with white3.97:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.29:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#96804C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6D83B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original
Deuteranopia#667DB2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.1 from the original
Tritanopia#508A91no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 30.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.97:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 10Light slate grey · ΔE 20.6Slate grey · ΔE 20.9Cornflower blue · ΔE 21.4Light steelblue · ΔE 29.9Gray · ΔE 30.5
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 10.02, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B39D69
Analogous#69A4B3, #7869B3
Triadic#B3697F, #7FB369
Split complementary#B37869, #A4B369
Tetradic#B369A4, #B39D69, #69B378

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0F3F8
Lighter +30%#CFD6E6
Lighter +20%#ADB9D5
Lighter +10%#8B9CC4
Darker −10%#4E659B
Darker −20%#3D4F79
Darker −30%#2C3957
Darker −40%#1B2335
More saturated +25%#4D74CF
Less saturated −25%#858A97

Channel breakdown

R105
G127
B179
Red105 (41.2%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue179 (70.2%)
Hue222.16°
Saturation (HSL)32.74%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 69 · G 7F · B B3

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