#696999

Color #696999

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.96 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#696999

RGB

rgb(105, 105, 153)

HSL

hsl(240, 19%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 31.4%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 31.4%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(46.19, 11.59, -26.07)

LCH

lch(46.19, 28.53, 293.97)

OKLCH

oklch(54.1%, 0.0745, 283.66)

HWB

hwb(240, 41.2%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#999969

Analogous

#698199

#696999

#816999

Triadic

#696999

#996969

#699969

Split-complementary

#696999

#998169

#819969

Tetradic

#696999

#996999

#999969

#699969

Square

#696999

#996981

#999969

#699981

Shades

Color #696999 mixed toward black.

#575780

#464666

#34344d

#232333

#11111a

Tints

Color #696999 mixed toward white.

#8282aa

#9b9bbb

#b4b4cc

#cdcddd

#e6e6ee

Tones

Color #696999 mixed toward gray.

#6d6d95

#717191

#75758d

#797989

#7d7d85

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.08:1

White text reads better on this background (5.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#69698f · ΔE 2.7

Deuteranopia

#69698d · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#698785 · ΔE 24.5

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 18.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #696999;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#696999]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#696999 (#696999) is rgb(105, 105, 153) in RGB.

No, #696999 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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