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#696FCB

#696fcb ≈ Royal Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#696fcb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 43.53% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.28% cyan, 45.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 236.33°, with 48.51% saturation and 60.39% 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 4.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Royal Blue (#4169e1), ΔE 6.53.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1868

Complementary

  1. #696fcb
  2. #cbc569

Split complementary

  1. #696fcb
  2. #cb9469
  3. #a0cb69

Analogous

  1. #69a0cb
  2. #696fcb
  3. #9469cb

Triadic

  1. #696fcb
  2. #cb696f
  3. #6fcb69

Tetradic

  1. #696fcb
  2. #c569cb
  3. #cbc569
  4. #6fcb69

Square

  1. #696fcb
  2. #cb69a0
  3. #cbc569
  4. #69cb94

Monochromatic

  1. #282d73
  2. #3c42ac
  3. #696fcb
  4. #a2a6df
  5. #dbdcf2

Shades

#696fcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #696fcb
  2. #5f64b7
  3. #5459a2
  4. #4a4e8e
  5. #3f437a
  6. #353866
  7. #2a2c51
  8. #20213d
  9. #151629
  10. #0b0b14
  11. #000000

Tints

#696fcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #696fcb
  2. #787dd0
  3. #878cd5
  4. #969adb
  5. #a5a9e0
  6. #b4b7e5
  7. #c3c5ea
  8. #d2d4ef
  9. #e1e2f5
  10. #f0f1fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#696fcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #696fcb
  2. #6b71c4
  3. #6e72bc
  4. #7074b5
  5. #7276ad
  6. #7578a6
  7. #77799e
  8. #797b97
  9. #7b7d8f
  10. #7e7e88
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7274a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #497cce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4174c9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #448293 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5777cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5472ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #557bac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-696fcb {
  color: #696fcb;
}
Background
.bg-696fcb {
  background-color: #696fcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-696fcb {
  border: 2px solid #696fcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #696fcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 111 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 49% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-696fcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696fcb, #9469cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-696fcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 111 203 / 0.35);
}

#4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 6.53 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 6.61 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 7.13 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.37 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.26 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 8.97 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.95 #969034 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Royal Blue
#696fcb  rgb(105, 111, 203)  hsl(236, 49%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#cbc569  rgb(203, 197, 105)  hsl(56, 49%, 60%)  Dark Khaki
#cb696f  rgb(203, 105, 111)  hsl(356, 49%, 60%)  Indian Red
#6fcb69  rgb(111, 203, 105)  hsl(116, 49%, 60%)  Mantis