Close to Medium Slate Blue

#696FF3

#696FF3 is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 41.2% red, 43.5% green, and 95.3% blue. Its hue is 237°, with 85% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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4.06:1 AA Large
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5.17:1 AA
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4.06:1 AA Large
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This color as text on black

5.17:1 AA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #696FF3 as they’d see it.

Typical vision#696FF3
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #696FF3

What color is #696FF3?

#696FF3 is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Medium Slate Blue. In RGB it’s made of 41.2% red, 43.5% green, and 95.3% blue. Its hue is 237°, with 85% saturation and 68% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #696FF3 in RGB?

#696FF3 is rgb(105, 111, 243): 105 red, 111 green, and 243 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #696FF3 in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(57, 54, 0, 5). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #696FF3?

PANTONE 2935 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #696FF3?

Its complement #838200 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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