What color is #696B92?

#696B92 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #696B92?

The RGB value is 105, 107, 146: 105 red, 107 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696B92?

The complementary color is #929069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696B92?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696B92 color

#696B92 rgb(105, 107, 146)

Shades of blue

The hex color #696B92 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 42% green and 57.3% blue (105, 107, 146).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 16% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#696B92 color codes

HEX	`#696B92`
RGB	`rgb(105, 107, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 42%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 16%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 28%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 27%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.44, 8.5, -21.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.44, 23.15, 291.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.27, 15.594, 29.341)`
Decimal	`6908818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696B92, 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 #696B92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696B92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #696B92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696b92; }
.text { color: #696b92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696b92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 107 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696b92, #7b6992); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #696B92?: #696B92 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #696B92?: The RGB value is 105, 107, 146: 105 red, 107 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696B92?: The complementary color is #929069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696B92?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.