What color is #696A81?

#696A81 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696A81?

The RGB value is 105, 106, 129: 105 red, 106 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696A81?

The complementary color is #818069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696A81?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696A81 color

#696A81 rgb(105, 106, 129)

Shades of blue

The hex color #696A81 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 41.6% green and 50.6% blue (105, 106, 129).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 10% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#696A81 color codes

HEX	`#696A81`
RGB	`rgb(105, 106, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 41.6%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 10%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 18%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.49, 4.8, -12.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.49, 13.7, 290.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.941, 14.896, 22.853)`
Decimal	`6908545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696A81, 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 #696A81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696A81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #696A81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696a81; }
.text { color: #696a81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696a81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 106 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696a81, #746981); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #696A81?: #696A81 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696A81?: The RGB value is 105, 106, 129: 105 red, 106 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696A81?: The complementary color is #818069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696A81?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.