Colour

#697FEA

#697FEA
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Royal blue

#697FEA is a blue with RGB values 105, 127, 234 and HSL 230°, 75%, 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#697FEA

RGBrgb(105, 127, 234)

RGB (0–1)0.4118, 0.498, 0.9176

RGB percentages41.2%, 49.8%, 91.8%

HSLhsl(229.8, 75.4%, 66.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(229.8, 55.1%, 91.8%)

CMYK55.1%, 45.7%, 0%, 8.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,914,026

CSS custom property--colour: #697FEA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.24123WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness137.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.82:1

Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#828282

Inverted#968015

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#4E8DEEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#3D81E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original

Tritanopia#1F97A9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 60.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Royal blue · ΔE 12.6 Dodgerblue · ΔE 14.5 Medium purple · ΔE 15.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 16.1 Slate blue · ΔE 17.4 Medium slateblue · ΔE 20.9

Nearest named CSS colourRoyal blue (#4169E1)ΔE 12.55, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#EAD469

Analogous#69BFEA, #9469EA

Triadic#EA697F, #7FEA69

Split complementary#EA9369, #C0EA69

Tetradic#EA69BF, #EAD469, #69EA94

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EFF2FD

Lighter +20%#C2CBF7

Lighter +10%#96A5F0

Darker −10%#3C59E4

Darker −20%#1D3CD0

Darker −30%#172FA3

Darker −40%#112276

More saturated +25%#5471FF

Less saturated −25%#7E8DD5

Channel breakdown

R105

G127

B234

Red105 (41.2%)

Green127 (49.8%)

Blue234 (91.8%)

Hue229.77°

Saturation (HSL)75.44%

Lightness66.47%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 69 · G 7F · B EA

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