Close to Air Force Blue
#699EBA
#699EBA is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Air Force Blue. In RGB it’s made of 41.2% red, 62% green, and 72.9% blue. Its hue is 201°, with 37% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #699EBA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.92:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.20:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.92:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.20:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #699EBA as they’d see it.
#699EBA in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #699EBA
What color is #699EBA?
#699EBA is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Air Force Blue. In RGB it’s made of 41.2% red, 62% green, and 72.9% blue. Its hue is 201°, with 37% saturation and 57% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #699EBA in RGB?
#699EBA is rgb(105, 158, 186): 105 red, 158 green, and 186 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #699EBA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(44, 15, 0, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #699EBA?
PANTONE 7459 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #699EBA?
Its complement #B98E78 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.