#697CB3

Closest named color: Off Blue (#5684AE). oklch(59.4% 0.087 269.1), rgb(105, 124, 179).

Black text reads best on this color (5.13:1).

About this color

#697CB3 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.087 and its hue 269°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Off Blue (#5684AE), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.13:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-dark (59%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.087)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Off Blue (#5684AE)
Black text	5.13:1
White text	4.08:1

Values

HEX	#697CB3
RGB	rgb(105, 124, 179)
HSL	hsl(225, 33%, 56%)
OKLCH	oklch(59.4% 0.087 269.1)

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 #697CB3	4.08:1	AA large text	Lc -73.5	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #697CB3	5.13:1	AA	Lc 36.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#697CB3 text on white	4.08:1	AA large text	Lc 68.0	Content text, not long reading
#697CB3 text on black	5.13:1	AA	Lc -33.6	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.

Step 50
50

#F4F5F9

oklch(97.1% 0.005 275)
Step 100
100

#E6EAF2

oklch(93.6% 0.012 264.5)
Step 200
200

#D3D9E9

oklch(88.6% 0.023 269.4)
Step 300
300

#B5C0DD

oklch(80.9% 0.043 269)
Step 400
400

#8F9FCC

oklch(70.6% 0.069 269.4)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#697CB3

oklch(59.4% 0.087 269.1)
Step 600
600

#5C70AB

oklch(55.5% 0.095 268.9)
Step 700
700

#4C5E93

oklch(49.1% 0.088 268.8)
Step 800
800

#3F4D77

oklch(42.8% 0.072 269.2)
Step 900
900

#354060

oklch(37.7% 0.057 269.1)
Step 950
950

#1F2638

oklch(27.1% 0.035 267.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#697CB3 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)	#6981B5	0.014
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#627BB2	0.010
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#518790	0.077
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7D7D7D	0.088