What color is #697FAF?

#697FAF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #697FAF?

The RGB value is 105, 127, 175: 105 red, 127 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #697FAF?

The complementary color is #AF9969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #697FAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#697FAF color

#697FAF rgb(105, 127, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #697FAF is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 49.8% green and 68.6% blue (105, 127, 175).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Orbital (#6D83BB), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#697FAF color codes

HEX	`#697FAF`
RGB	`rgb(105, 127, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.2%, 49.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 40%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 27%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.25, 4.5, -27.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.25, 28.31, 279.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.151, 21.276, 43.541)`
Decimal	`6913967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #697FAF, 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 #697FAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#697FAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #697FAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #697faf; }
.text { color: #697faf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #697faf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(105 127 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #697faf, #7669af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #697FAF?: #697FAF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Orbital. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #697FAF?: The RGB value is 105, 127, 175: 105 red, 127 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #697FAF?: The complementary color is #AF9969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #697FAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.