#696997#696997

#696997 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.071 H 283.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696997
RGB	rgb(105, 105, 151)
HSL	hsl(240, 18%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(240, 30%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.5%, 30.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.10, 11.05, -25.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.10, 27.35, 293.82°)
OKLab	oklab(53.95% 0.017 -0.0694)
OKLCH	oklch(53.95% 0.071 283.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.4617, 15.3404, 31.3658)
Luminance	0.1534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696997 #979769

analogous

#698097 #696997 #806997

triadic

#696997 #976969 #699769

tetradic

#696997 #976980 #979769 #699780

square

#696997 #976980 #979769 #699780

split-complementary

#696997 #978069 #809769

monochromatic

#37374F #505073 #696997 #8D8DB0 #B1B1C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#696997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#696997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696997

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696997	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C6F99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A6C96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E7179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 105, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.071 283.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9593b5',
    500: '#696997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696997;
$custom-light: #9593b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 18.11,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53948,
    "c": 0.07148,
    "h": 283.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15341
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696997

secondary

#B8B8A4

accent

#BB6DBB

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F1F6

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0D0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #696997

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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