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#696E86

#696e86 ≈ Slate Gray

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#696e86 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 43.14% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.64% cyan, 17.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 47.45% black. Its hue angle is 229.66°, 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 5.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 9.57.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1588

Complementary

  1. #696e86
  2. #868169

Split complementary

  1. #696e86
  2. #867269
  3. #7c8669

Analogous

  1. #697c86
  2. #696e86
  3. #726986

Triadic

  1. #696e86
  2. #86696e
  3. #6e8669

Tetradic

  1. #696e86
  2. #816986
  3. #868169
  4. #6e8669

Square

  1. #696e86
  2. #86697c
  3. #868169
  4. #698672

Monochromatic

  1. #262830
  2. #474b5b
  3. #696e86
  4. #9296aa
  5. #bdbfcb

Shades

#696e86 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #696e86
  2. #5f6379
  3. #54586b
  4. #4a4d5e
  5. #3f4250
  6. #353743
  7. #2a2c36
  8. #202128
  9. #15161b
  10. #0b0b0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#696e86 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #696e86
  2. #787d92
  3. #878b9e
  4. #969aaa
  5. #a5a8b6
  6. #b4b7c3
  7. #c3c5cf
  8. #d2d4db
  9. #e1e2e7
  10. #f0f1f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#696e86 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #696e86
  2. #6b7085
  3. #6e7285
  4. #707384
  5. #727584
  6. #757783
  7. #777982
  8. #797b82
  9. #7b7c81
  10. #7e7e81
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6f6f6f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d6f79 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #677087 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #666e85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #627276 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #686f87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #676e86 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #65717d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-696e86 {
  color: #696e86;
}
Background
.bg-696e86 {
  background-color: #696e86;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-696e86 {
  border: 2px solid #696e86;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #696e86;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 110 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 12% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-696e86 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696e86, #726986);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-696e86 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 110 134 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.57 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.57 #796878 Old Lavender ΔE 9.86 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 11.24 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 11.36 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 11.36 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.75 #969179 Inverted #6f6f6f Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#696e86  rgb(105, 110, 134)  hsl(230, 12%, 47%)  Slate Gray
#868169  rgb(134, 129, 105)  hsl(50, 12%, 47%)  Battleship Gray
#86696e  rgb(134, 105, 110)  hsl(350, 12%, 47%)  Old Lavender
#6e8669  rgb(110, 134, 105)  hsl(110, 12%, 47%)  Xanadu