#696DE7
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.5% 0.181 278), rgb(105, 109, 231).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.94:1).
About this color
#696DE7 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.181 and its hue 278°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.94:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (59%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.181) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.94:1 |
| White text | 4.24:1 |
Values
| HEX | #696DE7 |
| RGB | rgb(105, 109, 231) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 72%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.5% 0.181 278) |
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 #696DE7 | 4.24:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #696DE7 | 4.94:1 | AA | Lc 35.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #696DE7 text on white | 4.24:1 | AA large text | Lc 69.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #696DE7 text on black | 4.94:1 | AA | Lc -32.6 | 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
#F3F5FE
oklch(97.1% 0.012 276.1)
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Step 100
100
#E5E9FB
oklch(93.6% 0.025 275.9)
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Step 200
200
#D1D7FA
oklch(88.6% 0.049 277.7)
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Step 300
300
#B3BCFA
oklch(81% 0.088 277.8)
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Step 400
400
#8D96F7
oklch(70.7% 0.141 278.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#696DE7
oklch(59.5% 0.181 278)
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Step 600
600
#5E5EE2
oklch(55.7% 0.196 278)
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Step 700
700
#4E4CC5
oklch(49.2% 0.183 278)
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Step 800
800
#3F3F9F
oklch(42.6% 0.152 277.8)
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Step 900
900
#35377E
oklch(37.7% 0.118 277.9)
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Step 950
950
#1F214A
oklch(27.1% 0.075 278.1)
#696DE7 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) | #2580EB | 0.071 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0476E4 | 0.076 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #2A89A0 | 0.157 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7B7B7B | 0.181 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #696DE7
#696DE7
oklch(59.5% 0.181 278)
- #927E00
#927E00
oklch(59.4% 0.123 98)
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 #696DE7, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #696DE7.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Medium Slate Blue #7B68EE ΔE 0.030
- Cornflower #6A79F7 ΔE 0.036
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.046
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.052
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.055
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.057
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.060
- Purpley #8756E4 ΔE 0.064
Use #696DE7 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.