What color is #697B9B?

#697B9B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697B9B?

The RGB value is 105, 123, 155: 105 red, 123 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697B9B?

The complementary color is #9B8969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697B9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697B9B color

#697B9B rgb(105, 123, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #697B9B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 48.2% green and 60.8% blue (105, 123, 155).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Infinity and Beyond (#6E7E99), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#697B9B color codes

HEX	`#697B9B`
RGB	`rgb(105, 123, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 48.2%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 32%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 21%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.31, 1.33, -19.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.31, 19.4, 273.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.823, 19.535, 33.783)`
Decimal	`6912923`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697B9B, 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 #697B9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#697B9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #697B9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697b9b; }
.text { color: #697b9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697b9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 123 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697b9b, #70699b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #697B9B?: #697B9B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697B9B?: The RGB value is 105, 123, 155: 105 red, 123 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697B9B?: The complementary color is #9B8969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697B9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.