Information about #696986 color

#696986 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#696986 falls into the Blue Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(105, 105, 134) — 41.2% red, 41.2% green, 52.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 11 / 0 / 47. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #696986 reads as a gently muted blue and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sunset-stone-equanimity-natalie (#656A88). Slightly further away sit Mist Blue (#646D7E) and Jet Gray (#616D7E).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(105, 105, 134)), which gives #696986 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #696986: 5.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for black. No one has named #696986 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#696986 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#696986 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #696986

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Mist Blue color link
Mist Blue

#646D7E

Jet Gray color link
Jet Gray

#616D7E

Kimberly color link
Kimberly

#695D87

Waterloo color link
Waterloo

#727282

Elevate color link
Elevate

#60768B

Labyrinth color link
Labyrinth

#786A7F

Raven color link
Raven

#6F747B

Mamba color link
Mamba

#766D7C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#696986
  • RGB105, 105, 134
  • CMYK11, 11, 0, 47
  • CSSrgb(105, 105, 134)
  • HSL240°, 12%, 47%
  • HSL Precise240°, 12.134%, 46.863%
  • HSV240°, 22%, 53%
  • HSB240°, 22%, 53%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.525
  • GLSLvec3(0.412, 0.412, 0.525)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.412, 0.412, 0.525, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.412, 0.412, 0.525)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB52.5%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID696986
  • DECIMAL ID6908294
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01