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#696DC4

#696dc4 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#696dc4 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 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.43% cyan, 44.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 237.36°, with 43.54% saturation and 59.02% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 6.63.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1793

Complementary

  1. #696dc4
  2. #c4c069

Split complementary

  1. #696dc4
  2. #c49269
  3. #9bc469

Analogous

  1. #699bc4
  2. #696dc4
  3. #9269c4

Triadic

  1. #696dc4
  2. #c4696d
  3. #6dc469

Tetradic

  1. #696dc4
  2. #c069c4
  3. #c4c069
  4. #6dc469

Square

  1. #696dc4
  2. #c4699b
  3. #c4c069
  4. #69c492

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2d6a
  2. #3f44a1
  3. #696dc4
  4. #a0a2da
  5. #d7d8ef

Shades

#696dc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #696dc4
  2. #5f62b0
  3. #54579d
  4. #4a4c89
  5. #3f4176
  6. #353762
  7. #2a2c4e
  8. #20213b
  9. #151627
  10. #0b0b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#696dc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #696dc4
  2. #787cca
  3. #878ad0
  4. #9699d6
  5. #a5a7dc
  6. #b4b6e2
  7. #c3c5e7
  8. #d2d3ed
  9. #e1e2f3
  10. #f0f0f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#696dc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #696dc4
  2. #6b6fbd
  3. #6e71b6
  4. #7073b0
  5. #7275a9
  6. #7577a2
  7. #77789b
  8. #797a94
  9. #7b7c8e
  10. #7e7e87
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71729b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4a79c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4472c2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #497f8f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5874c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5570c3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5878a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-696dc4 {
  color: #696dc4;
}
Background
.bg-696dc4 {
  background-color: #696dc4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-696dc4 {
  border: 2px solid #696dc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #696dc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 109 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 44% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-696dc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696dc4, #9269c4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-696dc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 109 196 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 6.63 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.10 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.25 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.10 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.85 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.20 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 9.70 #96923b Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#696dc4  rgb(105, 109, 196)  hsl(237, 44%, 59%)  Slate Blue
#c4c069  rgb(196, 192, 105)  hsl(57, 44%, 59%)  Dark Khaki
#c4696d  rgb(196, 105, 109)  hsl(357, 44%, 59%)  Indian Red
#6dc469  rgb(109, 196, 105)  hsl(117, 44%, 59%)  Mantis