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#696BF6

#696bf6 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#696bf6 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 41.96% green and 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.32% cyan, 56.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 239.15°, with 88.68% saturation and 68.82% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 3.35.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2017

Complementary

  1. #696bf6
  2. #f6f469

Split complementary

  1. #696bf6
  2. #f6ad69
  3. #b1f669

Analogous

  1. #69b1f6
  2. #696bf6
  3. #ad69f6

Triadic

  1. #696bf6
  2. #f6696b
  3. #6bf669

Tetradic

  1. #696bf6
  2. #f469f6
  3. #f6f469
  4. #6bf669

Square

  1. #696bf6
  2. #f669b1
  3. #f6f469
  4. #69f6ad

Monochromatic

  1. #0b0ebb
  2. #2124f2
  3. #696bf6
  4. #b1b2fa
  5. #ececfe

Shades

#696bf6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #696bf6
  2. #5f60dd
  3. #5456c5
  4. #4a4bac
  5. #3f4094
  6. #35367b
  7. #2a2b62
  8. #20204a
  9. #151531
  10. #0b0b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#696bf6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #696bf6
  2. #787af7
  3. #8789f8
  4. #9697f9
  5. #a5a6fa
  6. #b4b5fb
  7. #c3c4fb
  8. #d2d3fc
  9. #e1e1fd
  10. #f0f0fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#696bf6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #696bf6
  2. #6b6dea
  3. #6e6fde
  4. #7071d3
  5. #7273c7
  6. #7576bb
  7. #7778af
  8. #797aa3
  9. #7b7c98
  10. #7e7e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.17:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7c7c7c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7576ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0082fb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0076f3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #048ca6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #3f79f9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3672f4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4480cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-696bf6 {
  color: #696bf6;
}
Background
.bg-696bf6 {
  background-color: #696bf6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-696bf6 {
  border: 2px solid #696bf6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #696bf6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 107 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 239 89% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-696bf6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696bf6, #ad69f6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-696bf6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 107 246 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.35 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.16 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.79 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 8.08 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.58 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.92 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.21 #969409 Inverted #7c7c7c Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#696bf6  rgb(105, 107, 246)  hsl(239, 89%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue
#f6f469  rgb(246, 244, 105)  hsl(59, 89%, 69%)  Icterine
#f6696b  rgb(246, 105, 107)  hsl(359, 89%, 69%)  Pastel Red
#6bf669  rgb(107, 246, 105)  hsl(119, 89%, 69%)  Spring Green