#696B99#696B99

#696B99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.072 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696B99
RGB	rgb(105, 107, 153)
HSL	hsl(238, 19%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(238, 31%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.4%, 30.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.73, 10.37, -25.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.73, 27.27, 292.35°)
OKLab	oklab(54.47% 0.0147 -0.07)
OKLCH	oklch(54.47% 0.072 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.8316, 15.8181, 32.2972)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696B99 #999769

analogous

#698399 #696B99 #7F6999

triadic

#696B99 #99696B #6B9969

tetradic

#696B99 #996983 #999769 #69997F

square

#696B99 #996983 #999769 #69997F

split-complementary

#696B99 #997F69 #839969

monochromatic

#373851 #505175 #696B99 #8D8FB2 #B2B3CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#696B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#696B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696B99

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696B99	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5E709B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B6D98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D737B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 107, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.072 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9595b7',
    500: '#696b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696b99;
$custom-light: #9595b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.5,
    "s": 19.048,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5447,
    "c": 0.07151,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696B99

secondary

#BAB9A4

accent

#B86CBC

background

#F9F9FB

surface

#F2F1F6

border

#CCCBD0

text

#0D0D11

muted

#7E7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #696B99

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

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