#696CB9#696CB9

#696CB9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.118 H 280.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696CB9
RGB	rgb(105, 108, 185)
HSL	hsl(238, 36%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(238, 43%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.2%, 41.6%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.55, 18.88, -41.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.55, 45.23, 294.68°)
OKLab	oklab(56.37% 0.0209 -0.116)
OKLCH	oklch(56.37% 0.118 280.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.9426, 17.2303, 48.1645)
Luminance	0.1723 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696CB9 #B9B669

analogous

#6994B9 #696CB9 #8E69B9

triadic

#696CB9 #B9696C #6CB969

tetradic

#696CB9 #B96994 #B9B669 #69B98E

square

#696CB9 #B96994 #B9B669 #69B98E

split-complementary

#696CB9 #B98E69 #94B969

monochromatic

#353872 #494C9C #696CB9 #9395CC #BCBEE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#696CB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#696CB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696CB9

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696CB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696CB9	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5076BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B70B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F7C89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696cb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 108, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.118 280.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9896ce',
    500: '#696cb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696cb9;
$custom-light: #9896ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696cb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.75,
    "s": 36.364,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56369,
    "c": 0.11785,
    "h": 280.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17231
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696CB9

secondary

#CFCEAF

accent

#C85BCC

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F1F9

border

#CCCBD2

text

#0E0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #696CB9

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

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