What color is #697088?

#697088 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 #697088?

The RGB value is 105, 112, 136: 105 red, 112 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697088?

The complementary color is #888169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697088?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697088 color

#697088 rgb(105, 112, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #697088 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 43.9% green and 53.3% blue (105, 112, 136).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 13% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#697088 color codes

HEX	`#697088`
RGB	`rgb(105, 112, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 43.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 13%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 23%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 18%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.45, 2.93, -14.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.45, 14.34, 281.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.063, 16.369, 25.601)`
Decimal	`6910088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697088, 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 #697088	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697088 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #697088 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697088; }
.text { color: #697088; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697088; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 112 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697088, #726988); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #697088?: #697088 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 #697088?: The RGB value is 105, 112, 136: 105 red, 112 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697088?: The complementary color is #888169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697088?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.