#696AF4
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.9% 0.202 278.1), rgb(105, 106, 244).
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Black text reads best on this color (4.96:1).
About this color
#696AF4 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.202 and its hue 278°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.96:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.202) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.96:1 |
| White text | 4.22:1 |
Values
| HEX | #696AF4 |
| RGB | rgb(105, 106, 244) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 86%, 68%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.9% 0.202 278.1) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #696AF4 | 4.22:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #696AF4 | 4.96:1 | AA | Lc 35.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #696AF4 text on white | 4.22:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #696AF4 text on black | 4.96:1 | AA | Lc -32.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F3F5FF
oklch(97.2% 0.013 277.1)
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Step 100
100
#E5E8FD
oklch(93.5% 0.029 279.4)
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Step 200
200
#D0D6FE
oklch(88.4% 0.055 278.5)
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Step 300
300
#B2BBFF
oklch(81% 0.097 278.2)
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Step 400
400
#8B94FF
oklch(70.6% 0.155 278)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#696AF4
oklch(59.9% 0.202 278.1)
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Step 600
600
#5D58EF
oklch(55.6% 0.22 278)
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Step 700
700
#4E46D0
oklch(49.1% 0.205 278.3)
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Step 800
800
#3F3BA8
oklch(42.7% 0.169 278.1)
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Step 900
900
#353485
oklch(37.7% 0.132 278.5)
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Step 950
950
#1E204E
oklch(27.1% 0.083 277.4)
#696AF4 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #0081F9 | 0.082 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0075F1 | 0.077 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #0E8BA5 | 0.176 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.202 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #696AF4
#696AF4
oklch(59.9% 0.202 278.1)
- #948000
#948000
oklch(60% 0.124 98.2)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #696AF4, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #696AF4.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.027
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.035
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.055
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.057
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.058
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.063
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.065
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.067
Use #696AF4 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.