#696CA5#696CA5
#696CA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.088 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #696CA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(105, 108, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(237, 25%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(237, 36%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(36.4%, 34.5%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.55, 13.08, -31.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.55, 33.66, 292.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.28% 0.0165 -0.0867) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.28% 0.088 280.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.9779, 16.4444, 37.8169) |
| Luminance | 0.1645 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 8.23
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 9.07
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 9.16
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 9.29
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 9.66
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 9.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#696CA5 #A5A269
analogous
#698AA5 #696CA5 #8469A5
triadic
#696CA5 #A5696C #6CA569
tetradic
#696CA5 #A5698A #A5A269 #69A584
square
#696CA5 #A5698A #A5A269 #69A584
split-complementary
#696CA5 #A58469 #8AA569
monochromatic
#37395C #4E5182 #696CA5 #8F91BC #B5B7D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.90
#696CA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.29
#696CA5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #696CA5
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##696CA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##696CA5 | 1.00 | 4.90 | 4.29 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A73A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#576FA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#587781
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #696ca5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 108, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.088 280.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9696c0',
500: '#696ca5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #696ca5; $custom-light: #9696c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#696ca5",
"rgb": {
"r": 105,
"g": 108,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 237,
"s": 25,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55279,
"c": 0.08823,
"h": 280.8
},
"luminance": 0.16445
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#696CA5
secondary
#C2C1A8
accent
#BD66C1
background
#F9F9FB
surface
#F2F1F7
border
#CCCBD0
text
#0D0D12
muted
#7E7E81