#696eac color: Chalcedony Violet
#696eac is rgb(105, 110, 172) in RGB and oklch(56.062% 0.09581 279.303) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Indigo
- Medium
- Soft
- Cool
- ≈ Steel blue
- slate-500
- Black 33%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #696eac
#696eac is a soft indigo color. In OKLCH it has 56.1% lightness, 0.096 chroma and a hue of 279°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 4.74:1 contrast and black text 4.43:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Chalcedony Violet (#6770ae). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.
Lighter: #696eac mixed with white
Darker: #696eac mixed with black
Calmer: #696eac with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #696eac
Questions about #696eac
What color is #696eac?
#696eac is soft indigo. The closest named color is Chalcedony Violet. In RGB it is rgb(105, 110, 172), in HSL hsl(235.52, 28.76%, 54.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.062% 0.09581 279.303).
What colors go well with #696eac?
The complementary color of #696eac is #82752a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4578ab and #85649f. The triadic partners are #a46049 and #3a8660.
Is white or black text more readable on #696eac?
White text reads better on #696eac: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and black gives 4.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #696eac a warm or cool color?
#696eac is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 279 degrees, its lightness 56.1% and its chroma 0.096.