#696EE8
Closest named color: Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE). oklch(59.7% 0.181 277.6), rgb(105, 110, 232).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (4.99:1).
About this color
#696EE8 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, 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 4.99:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.181) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Medium Slate Blue (#7B68EE) |
| Black text | 4.99:1 |
| White text | 4.20:1 |
Values
| HEX | #696EE8 |
| RGB | rgb(105, 110, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(238, 73%, 66%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.7% 0.181 277.6) |
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 #696EE8 | 4.20:1 | AA large text | Lc -74.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #696EE8 | 4.99:1 | AA | Lc 35.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #696EE8 text on white | 4.20:1 | AA large text | Lc 68.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #696EE8 text on black | 4.99:1 | AA | Lc -33.0 | 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 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
#B2BCFA
oklch(81% 0.088 277.1)
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Step 400
400
#8C96F7
oklch(70.6% 0.141 277.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#696EE8
oklch(59.7% 0.181 277.6)
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Step 600
600
#5D5EE2
oklch(55.6% 0.196 277.6)
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Step 700
700
#4D4CC5
oklch(49.1% 0.183 277.6)
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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)
#696EE8 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) | #2781EC | 0.070 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #0776E5 | 0.075 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #288AA0 | 0.159 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7C7C7C | 0.181 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #696EE8
#696EE8
oklch(59.7% 0.181 277.6)
- #947F00
#947F00
oklch(59.8% 0.123 97.5)
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 #696EE8, closest first.
No curated palette has a color within ΔE 0.04 of #696EE8.
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 0.033
- Dark Periwinkle #665FD1 ΔE 0.048
- Royal Blue #4169E1 ΔE 0.053
- Light Indigo #6D5ACF ΔE 0.057
- Slate Blue #6A5ACD ΔE 0.060
- Neon Blue #4361EE ΔE 0.061
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.064
Use #696EE8 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.