What color is #696581?

#696581 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696581?

The RGB value is 105, 101, 129: 105 red, 101 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696581?

The complementary color is #7D8165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696581?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696581 color

#696581 rgb(105, 101, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #696581 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 39.6% green and 50.6% blue (105, 101, 129).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#696581 color codes

HEX	`#696581`
RGB	`rgb(105, 101, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 39.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 22%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 22%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.08, 7.83, -14.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.08, 16.9, 297.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.441, 13.895, 22.686)`
Decimal	`6907265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696581, 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 #696581	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696581 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #696581 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696581; }
.text { color: #696581; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696581; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 101 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696581, #776581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #696581?: #696581 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696581?: The RGB value is 105, 101, 129: 105 red, 101 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696581?: The complementary color is #7D8165, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696581?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.