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#696EC0

#696ec0 ≈ Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#696ec0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 43.14% green and 75.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.31% cyan, 42.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.71% black. Its hue angle is 236.55°, 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Blue (#6a5acd), ΔE 7.19.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1796

Complementary

  1. #696ec0
  2. #c0bb69

Split complementary

  1. #696ec0
  2. #c09069
  3. #9ac069

Analogous

  1. #699ac0
  2. #696ec0
  3. #9069c0

Triadic

  1. #696ec0
  2. #c0696e
  3. #6ec069

Tetradic

  1. #696ec0
  2. #bb69c0
  3. #c0bb69
  4. #6ec069

Square

  1. #696ec0
  2. #c0699a
  3. #c0bb69
  4. #69c090

Monochromatic

  1. #2b2e65
  2. #41469b
  3. #696ec0
  4. #9fa2d7
  5. #d5d6ed

Shades

#696ec0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #696ec0
  2. #5f63ad
  3. #54589a
  4. #4a4d86
  5. #3f4273
  6. #353760
  7. #2a2c4d
  8. #20213a
  9. #151626
  10. #0b0b13
  11. #000000

Tints

#696ec0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #696ec0
  2. #787dc6
  3. #878bcd
  4. #969ad3
  5. #a5a8d9
  6. #b4b7e0
  7. #c3c5e6
  8. #d2d4ec
  9. #e1e2f2
  10. #f0f1f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#696ec0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #696ec0
  2. #6b70ba
  3. #6e72b3
  4. #7073ad
  5. #7275a6
  6. #7577a0
  7. #77799a
  8. #797b93
  9. #7b7c8d
  10. #7e7e86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #717399 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f79c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4972be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b7f8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a75c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5771bf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5978a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-696ec0 {
  color: #696ec0;
}
Background
.bg-696ec0 {
  background-color: #696ec0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-696ec0 {
  border: 2px solid #696ec0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #696ec0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 110 192;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 41% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-696ec0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696ec0, #9069c0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-696ec0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 110 192 / 0.35);
}

#6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.19 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.50 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.90 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.54 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.66 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.49 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.12 #96913f Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Slate Blue
#696ec0  rgb(105, 110, 192)  hsl(237, 41%, 58%)  Slate Blue
#c0bb69  rgb(192, 187, 105)  hsl(57, 41%, 58%)  Dark Khaki
#c0696e  rgb(192, 105, 110)  hsl(357, 41%, 58%)  Rose Gold
#6ec069  rgb(110, 192, 105)  hsl(117, 41%, 58%)  Mantis