What color is #696990?

#696990 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696990?

The RGB value is 105, 105, 144: 105 red, 105 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696990?

The complementary color is #909069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696990?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696990 color

#696990 rgb(105, 105, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #696990 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 41.2% green and 56.5% blue (105, 105, 144).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#696990 color codes

HEX	`#696990`
RGB	`rgb(105, 105, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 41.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 27%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 27%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.8, 9.19, -21.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.8, 23.22, 293.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.91, 15.12, 28.46)`
Decimal	`6908304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696990, 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 #696990	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696990 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	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 #696990 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696990; }
.text { color: #696990; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696990; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 105 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696990, #7d6990); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #696990?: #696990 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696990?: The RGB value is 105, 105, 144: 105 red, 105 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696990?: The complementary color is #909069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696990?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.02:1 and white text 5.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.