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#696CB3

#696cb3 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#696cb3 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 42.35% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.34% cyan, 39.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 237.57°, with 32.74% saturation and 55.69% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 7.7.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1698

Complementary

  1. #696cb3
  2. #b3b069

Split complementary

  1. #696cb3
  2. #b38b69
  3. #91b369

Analogous

  1. #6991b3
  2. #696cb3
  3. #8b69b3

Triadic

  1. #696cb3
  2. #b3696c
  3. #6cb369

Tetradic

  1. #696cb3
  2. #b069b3
  3. #b3b069
  4. #6cb369

Square

  1. #696cb3
  2. #b36991
  3. #b3b069
  4. #69b38b

Monochromatic

  1. #2c2e57
  2. #46498a
  3. #696cb3
  4. #9c9ecd
  5. #cfd0e6

Shades

#696cb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #696cb3
  2. #5f61a1
  3. #54568f
  4. #4a4c7d
  5. #3f416b
  6. #35365a
  7. #2a2b48
  8. #202036
  9. #151624
  10. #0b0b12
  11. #000000

Tints

#696cb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #696cb3
  2. #787bbb
  3. #8789c2
  4. #9698ca
  5. #a5a7d1
  6. #b4b6d9
  7. #c3c4e1
  8. #d2d3e8
  9. #e1e2f0
  10. #f0f0f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#696cb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #696cb3
  2. #6b6eae
  3. #6e70a9
  4. #7072a4
  5. #72749f
  6. #75769a
  7. #777894
  8. #797a8f
  9. #7b7c8a
  10. #7e7e85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #727272 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6f7091 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5375b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f70b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #527a87 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d72b5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a6eb2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c759a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-696cb3 {
  color: #696cb3;
}
Background
.bg-696cb3 {
  background-color: #696cb3;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-696cb3 {
  border: 2px solid #696cb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #696cb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 108 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 33% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-696cb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696cb3, #8b69b3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-696cb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 108 179 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.70 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.17 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.54 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.68 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.01 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 10.46 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.53 #96934c Inverted #727272 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#696cb3  rgb(105, 108, 179)  hsl(238, 33%, 56%)  Slate Blue
#b3b069  rgb(179, 176, 105)  hsl(58, 33%, 56%)  Dark Khaki
#b3696c  rgb(179, 105, 108)  hsl(358, 33%, 56%)  Rose Gold
#6cb369  rgb(108, 179, 105)  hsl(118, 33%, 56%)  Mantis