What color is #696496?

#696496 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696496?

The RGB value is 105, 100, 150: 105 red, 100 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696496?

The complementary color is #919664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696496?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696496 color

#696496 rgb(105, 100, 150)

Shades of blue

The hex color #696496 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 39.2% green and 58.8% blue (105, 100, 150).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 20% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Scampi (#6F63A0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#696496 color codes

HEX	`#696496`
RGB	`rgb(105, 100, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 39.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 20%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 33%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 33%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.69, 13.84, -26.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.69, 30, 297.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.886, 14.319, 30.775)`
Decimal	`6907030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696496, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #696496	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696496 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #696496 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696496; }
.text { color: #696496; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696496; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 100 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696496, #826496); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Royal Purple.

Questions

What color is #696496?: #696496 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Scampi. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696496?: The RGB value is 105, 100, 150: 105 red, 100 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696496?: The complementary color is #919664, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696496?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.