What color is #696681?

#696681 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696681?

The RGB value is 105, 102, 129: 105 red, 102 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696681?

The complementary color is #7E8166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696681?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696681 color

#696681 rgb(105, 102, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #696681 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 40% green and 50.6% blue (105, 102, 129).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#696681 color codes

HEX	`#696681`
RGB	`rgb(105, 102, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 40%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 21%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 21%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.36, 7.22, -14.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.36, 16.24, 296.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.539, 14.091, 22.718)`
Decimal	`6907521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696681, 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 #696681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696681 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #696681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696681; }
.text { color: #696681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 102 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696681, #766681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #696681?: #696681 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696681?: The RGB value is 105, 102, 129: 105 red, 102 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696681?: The complementary color is #7E8166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696681?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.