#696CE3
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59% 0.177 278.4), rgb(105, 108, 227).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.85:1).
About this color
#696CE3 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.177 and its hue 278°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.85:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.177) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.85:1 |
| White text | 4.32:1 |
Values
| HEX | #696CE3 |
| RGB | rgb(105, 108, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 69%, 65%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59% 0.177 278.4) |
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 #696CE3 | 4.32:1 | AA large text | Lc -75.1 | Fine for body text |
| Black text on #696CE3 | 4.85:1 | AA | Lc 34.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #696CE3 text on white | 4.32:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #696CE3 text on black | 4.85:1 | AA | Lc -32.0 | 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 600.
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Step 50
50
#F4F5FD
oklch(97.2% 0.011 280.5)
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Step 100
100
#E6E9FA
oklch(93.7% 0.023 277.9)
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Step 200
200
#D2D7F7
oklch(88.5% 0.044 278.4)
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Step 300
300
#B4BCF4
oklch(80.9% 0.08 278.1)
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Step 400
400
#8F97EF
oklch(70.6% 0.128 278.6)
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Step 500
500
#757BE9
oklch(63% 0.163 278.3)
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Step 600
600 (this color)
#696CE3
oklch(59% 0.177 278.4)
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Step 700
700
#5050BB
oklch(49.2% 0.164 278.5)
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Step 800
800
#414297
oklch(42.7% 0.136 278.4)
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Step 900
900
#363978
oklch(37.7% 0.105 278)
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Step 950
950
#202246
oklch(27.1% 0.066 278.6)
#696CE3 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) | #297EE7 | 0.069 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #1275E0 | 0.074 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #2F879D | 0.154 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #797979 | 0.177 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #696CE3
#696CE3
oklch(59% 0.177 278.4)
- #907D00
#907D00
oklch(58.9% 0.122 98.5)
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 #696CE3, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #696CE3.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.032
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.040
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.041
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.050
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.050
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.052
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.060
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.063
Use #696CE3 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.