What color is #697EA8?

#697EA8 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697EA8?

The RGB value is 105, 126, 168: 105 red, 126 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697EA8?

The complementary color is #A89369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697EA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697EA8 color

#697EA8 rgb(105, 126, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #697EA8 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 49.4% green and 65.9% blue (105, 126, 168).

Its hue angle is 220°, with 27% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#697EA8 color codes

HEX	`#697EA8`
RGB	`rgb(105, 126, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 49.4%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(220, 27%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(220, 38%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 25%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.68, 3.11, -24.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.68, 24.99, 277.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.352, 20.751, 39.971)`
Decimal	`6913704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697EA8, 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 #697EA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#697EA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #697EA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697ea8; }
.text { color: #697ea8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697ea8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 126 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697ea8, #7469a8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #697EA8?: #697EA8 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697EA8?: The RGB value is 105, 126, 168: 105 red, 126 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697EA8?: The complementary color is #A89369, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697EA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.