What color is #696F87?

#696F87 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 #696F87?

The RGB value is 105, 111, 135: 105 red, 111 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #696F87?

The complementary color is #878169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #696F87?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#696F87 color

#696F87 rgb(105, 111, 135)

Shades of blue

The hex color #696F87 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 43.5% green and 52.9% blue (105, 111, 135).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#696F87 color codes

HEX	`#696F87`
RGB	`rgb(105, 111, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 43.5%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 18%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.13, 3.27, -13.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.13, 14.31, 283.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.882, 16.121, 25.192)`
Decimal	`6909831`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #696F87, 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 #696F87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#696F87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #696F87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #696f87; }
.text { color: #696f87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #696f87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 111 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #696f87, #726987); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #696F87?: #696F87 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 #696F87?: The RGB value is 105, 111, 135: 105 red, 111 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #696F87?: The complementary color is #878169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #696F87?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.