What color is #696689?

#696689 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696689?

The RGB value is 105, 102, 137: 105 red, 102 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696689?

The complementary color is #868966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696689?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696689 color

#696689 rgb(105, 102, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #696689 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 40% green and 53.7% blue (105, 102, 137).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 15% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#696689 color codes

HEX	`#696689`
RGB	`rgb(105, 102, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 40%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 15%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 26%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 26%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.68, 9.21, -18.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.68, 21, 296.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.091, 14.312, 25.629)`
Decimal	`6907529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696689, 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 #696689	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696689 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #696689 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696689; }
.text { color: #696689; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696689; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 102 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696689, #7a6689); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #696689?: #696689 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696689?: The RGB value is 105, 102, 137: 105 red, 102 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696689?: The complementary color is #868966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696689?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.