What color is #696882?

#696882 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696882?

The RGB value is 105, 104, 130: 105 red, 104 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696882?

The complementary color is #818268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696882?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696882 color

#696882 rgb(105, 104, 130)

Shades of blue

The hex color #696882 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 40.8% green and 51% blue (105, 104, 130).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#696882 color codes

HEX	`#696882`
RGB	`rgb(105, 104, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 40.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 20%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 20%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.96, 6.25, -14.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.96, 15.55, 293.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.804, 14.515, 23.137)`
Decimal	`6908034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696882, 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 #696882	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696882 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #696882 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696882; }
.text { color: #696882; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696882; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 104 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696882, #766882); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #696882?: #696882 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696882?: The RGB value is 105, 104, 130: 105 red, 104 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696882?: The complementary color is #818268, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696882?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.