#696CB3#696CB3

#696CB3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.109 H 280.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696CB3
RGB	rgb(105, 108, 179)
HSL	hsl(238, 33%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(238, 41%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.3%, 39.7%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.24, 17.11, -38.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.24, 41.77, 294.18°)
OKLab	oklab(56.03% 0.0197 -0.1073)
OKLCH	oklch(56.03% 0.109 280.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.3226, 16.9822, 44.8989)
Luminance	0.1698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696CB3 #B3B069

analogous

#6991B3 #696CB3 #8B69B3

triadic

#696CB3 #B3696C #6CB369

tetradic

#696CB3 #B36991 #B3B069 #69B38B

square

#696CB3 #B36991 #B3B069 #69B38B

split-complementary

#696CB3 #B38B69 #91B369

monochromatic

#36386B #4B4E94 #696CB3 #9294C8 #BABCDC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#696CB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#696CB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696CB3

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696CB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696CB3	1.00	4.78	4.40	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5375B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F70B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#527A87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696cb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 108, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.109 280.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9796ca',
    500: '#696cb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696cb3;
$custom-light: #9796ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696cb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.568,
    "s": 32.743,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5603,
    "c": 0.10907,
    "h": 280.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16983
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696CB3

secondary

#CBCAAD

accent

#C55FC9

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F8

border

#CCCBD1

text

#0E0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #696CB3

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

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