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#696DC0

#696dc0 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#696dc0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 42.75% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.31% cyan, 43.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 237.24°, with 40.85% saturation and 58.24% 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 4.62:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 6.84.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1775

Complementary

  1. #696dc0
  2. #c0bc69

Split complementary

  1. #696dc0
  2. #c09169
  3. #99c069

Analogous

  1. #6999c0
  2. #696dc0
  3. #9169c0

Triadic

  1. #696dc0
  2. #c0696d
  3. #6dc069

Tetradic

  1. #696dc0
  2. #bc69c0
  3. #c0bc69
  4. #6dc069

Square

  1. #696dc0
  2. #c06999
  3. #c0bc69
  4. #69c091

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2d65
  2. #41459b
  3. #696dc0
  4. #9fa1d7
  5. #d5d6ed

Shades

#696dc0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #696dc0
  2. #5f62ad
  3. #54579a
  4. #4a4c86
  5. #3f4173
  6. #353760
  7. #2a2c4d
  8. #20213a
  9. #151626
  10. #0b0b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#696dc0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #696dc0
  2. #787cc6
  3. #878acd
  4. #9699d3
  5. #a5a7d9
  6. #b4b6e0
  7. #c3c5e6
  8. #d2d3ec
  9. #e1e2f2
  10. #f0f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#696dc0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #696dc0
  2. #6b6fba
  3. #6e71b3
  4. #7073ad
  5. #7275a6
  6. #7577a0
  7. #77789a
  8. #797a93
  9. #7b7c8d
  10. #7e7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #707299 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d78c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4772be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c7e8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a74c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5770bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5978a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-696dc0 {
  color: #696dc0;
}
Background
.bg-696dc0 {
  background-color: #696dc0;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-696dc0 {
  border: 2px solid #696dc0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #696dc0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 109 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 41% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-696dc0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696dc0, #9169c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-696dc0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 109 192 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.84 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.51 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.80 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.62 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.88 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.44 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 9.99 #96923f Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#696dc0  rgb(105, 109, 192)  hsl(237, 41%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#c0bc69  rgb(192, 188, 105)  hsl(57, 41%, 58%)  Dark Khaki
#c0696d  rgb(192, 105, 109)  hsl(357, 41%, 58%)  Rose Gold
#6dc069  rgb(109, 192, 105)  hsl(117, 41%, 58%)  Mantis