#696799

Color #696799

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 18.97 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 9.5

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Conversions

HEX

#696799

RGB

rgb(105, 103, 153)

HSL

hsl(242.4, 19.7%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242.4, 32.7%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 32.7%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(45.64, 12.81, -26.92)

LCH

lch(45.64, 29.81, 295.45)

OKLCH

oklch(53.6%, 0.0777, 285.31)

HWB

hwb(242.4, 40.4%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#979967

Analogous

#677e99

#696799

#826799

Triadic

#696799

#996967

#679969

Split-complementary

#696799

#998267

#7e9967

Tetradic

#696799

#996797

#979967

#679969

Square

#696799

#99677e

#979967

#679982

Shades

Color #696799 mixed toward black.

#575680

#464566

#34334d

#232233

#11111a

Tints

Color #696799 mixed toward white.

#8280aa

#9b9abb

#b4b3cc

#cdccdd

#e6e6ee

Tones

Color #696799 mixed toward gray.

#6d6b95

#716f91

#75748d

#787888

#7c7c84

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

4:1

White text reads better on this background (5.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#68688f · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#68688c · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#698684 · ΔE 24.8

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 18.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #696799;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#696799]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#696799 (#696799) is rgb(105, 103, 153) in RGB.

No, #696799 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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