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#696986

#696986 ≈ Old Lavender

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#696986 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 41.18% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.64% cyan, 21.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 240°, with 12.13% saturation and 46.86% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Lavender (#796878), ΔE 8.39.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1483

Complementary

  1. #696986
  2. #868669

Split complementary

  1. #696986
  2. #867769
  3. #778669

Analogous

  1. #697786
  2. #696986
  3. #776986

Triadic

  1. #696986
  2. #866969
  3. #698669

Tetradic

  1. #696986
  2. #866986
  3. #868669
  4. #698669

Square

  1. #696986
  2. #866977
  3. #868669
  4. #698677

Monochromatic

  1. #262630
  2. #47475b
  3. #696986
  4. #9292aa
  5. #bdbdcb

Shades

#696986 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #696986
  2. #5f5f79
  3. #54546b
  4. #4a4a5e
  5. #3f3f50
  6. #353543
  7. #2a2a36
  8. #202028
  9. #15151b
  10. #0b0b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#696986 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #696986
  2. #787892
  3. #87879e
  4. #9696aa
  5. #a5a5b6
  6. #b4b4c3
  7. #c3c3cf
  8. #d2d2db
  9. #e1e1e7
  10. #f0f0f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#696986 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #696986
  2. #6b6b85
  3. #6e6e85
  4. #707084
  5. #727284
  6. #757583
  7. #777782
  8. #797982
  9. #7b7b81
  10. #7e7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6b6b6b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6a6a77 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #626c87 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #616b85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #636e73 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #656b87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #646a86 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #656c7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-696986 {
  color: #696986;
}
Background
.bg-696986 {
  background-color: #696986;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-696986 {
  border: 2px solid #696986;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #696986;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 105 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 240 12% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-696986 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696986, #776986);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-696986 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 105 134 / 0.35);
}

#796878 Old Lavender ΔE 8.39 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 12.95 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 12.95 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 12.97 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 13.23 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 13.23 #7851a9 Royal Purple ΔE 14.08 #969679 Inverted #6b6b6b Grayscale 

Old Lavender
#696986  rgb(105, 105, 134)  hsl(240, 12%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#868669  rgb(134, 134, 105)  hsl(60, 12%, 47%)  Xanadu
#866969  rgb(134, 105, 105)  hsl(0, 12%, 47%)  Copper Rose
#698669  rgb(105, 134, 105)  hsl(120, 12%, 47%)  Xanadu