Information about #696477 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #696477 reads as a muted, almost neutral neutral grey and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dolphin (#6A6873). Slightly further away sit Comet (#636373) and Rum (#716675).
The recipe behind #696477 is rgb(105, 100, 119), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. #696477 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#696477 color variations
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#696477 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#696477 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#696477 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#696477 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#696477 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #696477 color
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Nearest named colors to #696477
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#6A6873
#636373
#716675
#656A70
#695B7C
#666A6D
#645977
#6E5977
#646D7E
#6B6A6C
#636D70
#6F676C
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#696477
- RGB105, 100, 119
- CMYK5, 7, 0, 53
- CSSrgb(105, 100, 119)
- HSL256°, 9%, 43%
- HSL Precise255.789°, 8.676%, 42.941%
- HSV256°, 16%, 47%
- HSB256°, 16%, 47%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.412
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.467
- GLSLvec3(0.412, 0.392, 0.467)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.412, 0.392, 0.467, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.412, 0.392, 0.467)
- Percentage of Red in RGB41.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB46.7%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyDesaturated
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX ID696477
- DECIMAL ID6906999
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
