#696fbd

Color #696fbd

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 16.99 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#696fbd

RGB

rgb(105, 111, 189)

HSL

hsl(235.7, 38.9%, 57.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235.7, 44.4%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.4%, 41.3%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(49.55, 18.24, -41.82)

LCH

lch(49.55, 45.62, 293.56)

OKLCH

oklch(57.2%, 0.1194, 278.57)

HWB

hwb(235.7, 41.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdb769

Analogous

#6999bd

#696fbd

#8d69bd

Triadic

#696fbd

#bd696f

#6fbd69

Split-complementary

#696fbd

#bd8d69

#99bd69

Tetradic

#696fbd

#b769bd

#bdb769

#6fbd69

Square

#696fbd

#bd6999

#bdb769

#69bd8d

Shades

Color #696fbd mixed toward black.

#4b52aa

#3c4188

#2d3166

#1e2144

#0f1022

Tints

Color #696fbd mixed toward white.

#8287c8

#9b9fd3

#b4b7de

#cdcfe9

#e6e7f4

Tones

Color #696fbd mixed toward gray.

#7075b6

#777baf

#7e81a8

#8587a1

#8c8d9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.56:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.61:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.61:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6cae · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#6b6baa · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#69a19e · ΔE 29.6

Achromatopsia

#767676 · ΔE 22.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #696fbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#696fbd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#696fbd (#696fbd) is rgb(105, 111, 189) in RGB.

No, #696fbd is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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