#696DB5#696DB5

#696DB5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.111 H 279.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#696DB5
RGB	rgb(105, 109, 181)
HSL	hsl(237, 34%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(237, 42%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(42%, 39.8%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.61, 17.09, -38.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.61, 42.30, 293.83°)
OKLab	oklab(56.35% 0.0188 -0.1089)
OKLCH	oklch(56.35% 0.111 279.8)
XYZ	xyz(19.6324, 17.2759, 46.0072)
Luminance	0.1728 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#696DB5 #B5B169

analogous

#6993B5 #696DB5 #8B69B5

triadic

#696DB5 #B5696D #6DB569

tetradic

#696DB5 #B56993 #B5B169 #69B58B

square

#696DB5 #B56993 #B5B169 #69B58B

split-complementary

#696DB5 #B58B69 #93B569

monochromatic

#36396E #4A4E97 #696DB5 #9295C9 #BBBDDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.71

#696DB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.46

#696DB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #696DB5

4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##696DB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##696DB5	1.00	4.71	4.46	4.71
#FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5476B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F71B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#517B88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #696db5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(105, 109, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.111 279.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9796cb',
    500: '#696db5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #696db5;
$custom-light: #9796cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#696db5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 105,
    "g": 109,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.842,
    "s": 33.929,
    "l": 56.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56345,
    "c": 0.11056,
    "h": 279.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.17277
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#696DB5

secondary

#CDCBAD

accent

#C45ECA

background

#F9F9FC

surface

#F2F2F8

border

#CCCCD1

text

#0E0D13

muted

#7E7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #696DB5

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

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