#697C95 colour

#697C95: RGB 105, 124, 149, HSL 214, 17%, 50%. Black text passes AA (4.92:1), white passes AA for large text (4.27:1). Tints, shades and palettes.

#697C95

Nearest CSS name: slategray #708090 (not an exact match)
Described as: a greyish sky blue
Red, green, blue: 105, 124, 149
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.1959 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#697c95`
RGB	`rgb(105, 124, 149)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(41.2% 48.6% 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(214.1, 17.3%, 49.8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214.1, 29.5%, 58.4%)`
HWB	`hwb(214.1 41.2% 41.6%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(30%, 17%, 0%, 42%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(51.17% -2.59 -15.99)`
OKLCH	`oklch(58.03% 0.0447 255.39)`
Decimal	`6913173`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 4.27:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 4.92:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	4.27:1	Fail	Pass	Fail	Fail
Black	4.92:1	Pass	Pass	Fail	Pass

Black text is the better choice on #697C95 (4.92:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#77889f 18%#8494a8 27%#92a0b2 36%#a0acbc 45%#adb8c5 55%#bbc3cf 64%#c8cfd8 73%#d6dbe2 82%#e4e7ec 91%#f1f3f5

9%#5f7187 18%#56657a 27%#4c5a6c 36%#434f5f 45%#394451 55%#303844 64%#262d36 73%#1d2229 82%#13171b 91%#0a0b0e

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#697c95 #958269

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#699295 #697c95 #6c6995

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#697c95 #95697c #7c9569

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#697c95 #956c69 #929569

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#697c95 #956992 #958269 #69956c

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#697c95 Protanopia#737d96 Deuteranopia#6e7894 Tritanopia#5c8184 Achromatopsia#7a7a7a

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #697c95;`
Background	`background-color: #697c95;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #697c95;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(105 124 149 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #697c95;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697c95, #3f4a59);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #a5b0bf, #697c95);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #697c95; color: #000;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #697C95 to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.