What color is #697597?

#697597 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697597?

The RGB value is 105, 117, 151: 105 red, 117 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697597?

The complementary color is #978B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697597?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697597 color

#697597 rgb(105, 117, 151)

Shades of blue

The hex color #697597 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 45.9% green and 59.2% blue (105, 117, 151).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 18% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Misty Harbour (#65769A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#697597 color codes

HEX	`#697597`
RGB	`rgb(105, 117, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 45.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 18%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 30%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 23%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.45, 3.81, -19.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.45, 20.22, 280.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.771, 17.96, 31.802)`
Decimal	`6911383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697597, 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 #697597	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#697597 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	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 #697597 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697597; }
.text { color: #697597; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697597; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 117 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697597, #746997); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #697597?: #697597 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Misty Harbour. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697597?: The RGB value is 105, 117, 151: 105 red, 117 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697597?: The complementary color is #978B69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697597?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.