Recognised as Colour

#697FE6

#697FE6
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#697FE6 is a blue with RGB values 105, 127, 230 and HSL 229°, 71%, 66%. 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

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HEX#697FE6

RGBrgb(105, 127, 230)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.498, 0.902

RGB percentages41.2%, 49.8%, 90.2%

HSLhsl(229.4, 71.4%, 65.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.4, 54.3%, 90.2%)

CMYK54.3%, 44.8%, 0%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,914,022

CSS custom property--colour: #697FE6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.23895WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.78:1

Contrast with white3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#968019

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#518CEAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#4281E4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.9 from the original

Tritanopia#2696A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 14.2 Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.4 Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.5 Medium purple · ΔE 16.3 Slate blue · ΔE 18.5 Medium slateblue · ΔE 22.8

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 14.16, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#E6D069

Analogous#69BDE6, #9269E6

Triadic#E6697F, #7FE669

Split complementary#E69269, #BEE669

Tetradic#E669BD, #E6D069, #69E692

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#ECEFFC

Lighter +20%#C0CAF5

Lighter +10%#95A4ED

Darker −10%#3D5ADF

Darker −20%#213FC8

Darker −30%#1A319C

Darker −40%#132370

More saturated +25%#5371FC

Less saturated −25%#7F8DD0

Channel breakdown

R105

G127

B230

Red105 (41.2%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue230 (90.2%)

Hue229.44°

Saturation (HSL)71.43%

Lightness65.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G 7F · B E6

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