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#696EF8

#696ef8 ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#696ef8 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 43.14% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.66% cyan, 55.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 237.9°, with 91.08% saturation and 69.22% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 3.91.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2093

Complementary

  1. #696ef8
  2. #f8f369

Split complementary

  1. #696ef8
  2. #f8ac69
  3. #b6f869

Analogous

  1. #69b6f8
  2. #696ef8
  3. #ac69f8

Triadic

  1. #696ef8
  2. #f8696e
  3. #6ef869

Tetradic

  1. #696ef8
  2. #f369f8
  3. #f8f369
  4. #6ef869

Square

  1. #696ef8
  2. #f869b6
  3. #f8f369
  4. #69f8ac

Monochromatic

  1. #090fbf
  2. #2027f5
  3. #696ef8
  4. #b2b5fb
  5. #ececfe

Shades

#696ef8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #696ef8
  2. #5f63df
  3. #5458c6
  4. #4a4dae
  5. #3f4295
  6. #35377c
  7. #2a2c63
  8. #20214a
  9. #151632
  10. #0b0b19
  11. #000000

Tints

#696ef8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #696ef8
  2. #787df9
  3. #878bf9
  4. #969afa
  5. #a5a8fb
  6. #b4b7fc
  7. #c3c5fc
  8. #d2d4fd
  9. #e1e2fe
  10. #f0f1fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#696ef8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #696ef8
  2. #6b70ec
  3. #6e72e0
  4. #7073d4
  5. #7275c8
  6. #7577bc
  7. #7779b0
  8. #797ba4
  9. #7b7c98
  10. #7e7e8c
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7678bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0084fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0078f5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #008fa8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #417cfb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #3874f6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4283cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-696ef8 {
  color: #696ef8;
}
Background
.bg-696ef8 {
  background-color: #696ef8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-696ef8 {
  border: 2px solid #696ef8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #696ef8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 110 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 238 91% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-696ef8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696ef8, #ac69f8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-696ef8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 110 248 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 3.91 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 5.45 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.96 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.27 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 9.00 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 9.06 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 10.23 #969107 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#696ef8  rgb(105, 110, 248)  hsl(238, 91%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue
#f8f369  rgb(248, 243, 105)  hsl(58, 91%, 69%)  Icterine
#f8696e  rgb(248, 105, 110)  hsl(358, 91%, 69%)  Pastel Red
#6ef869  rgb(110, 248, 105)  hsl(118, 91%, 69%)  Spring Green