#697996

Color #697996

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 8.1 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#697996

RGB

rgb(105, 121, 150)

HSL

hsl(218.7, 17.6%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.7, 30%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(30%, 19.3%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(50.55, 1.18, -17.59)

LCH

lch(50.55, 17.63, 273.84)

OKLCH

oklch(57.4%, 0.0488, 262.23)

HWB

hwb(218.7, 41.2%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#968669

Analogous

#698f96

#697996

#706996

Triadic

#697996

#966979

#799669

Split-complementary

#697996

#967069

#8f9669

Tetradic

#697996

#866996

#968669

#799669

Square

#697996

#96698f

#968669

#699670

Shades

Color #697996 mixed toward black.

#58657d

#465164

#353c4b

#232832

#121419

Tints

Color #697996 mixed toward white.

#828fa7

#9ba6b9

#b4bcca

#cdd2dc

#e6e9ed

Tones

Color #697996 mixed toward gray.

#6d7a92

#717b8e

#747c8b

#787d87

#7c7e83

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#707090 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#6f6e8e · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#6a8a89 · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 12.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #697996;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#697996]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#697996 (#697996) is rgb(105, 121, 150) in RGB.

No, #697996 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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