What color is #696685?

#696685 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696685?

The RGB value is 105, 102, 133: 105 red, 102 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696685?

The complementary color is #828566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696685?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696685 color

#696685 rgb(105, 102, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #696685 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 40% green and 52.2% blue (105, 102, 133).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 13% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#696685 color codes

HEX	`#696685`
RGB	`rgb(105, 102, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 40%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 13%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 23%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 23%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.52, 8.2, -16.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.52, 18.62, 296.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.81, 14.199, 24.146)`
Decimal	`6907525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696685, 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 #696685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #696685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696685; }
.text { color: #696685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 102 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696685, #786685); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #696685?: #696685 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696685?: The RGB value is 105, 102, 133: 105 red, 102 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696685?: The complementary color is #828566, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696685?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.