Palettes / Colors / #695AAA

#695AAA — Muted Blue

#695AAA is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #695AAA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#695AAA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9BAA5A; it also sits naturally between #5A73AA and #915AAA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 41% · Green 35% · Blue 67%

Cyan 38% · Magenta 47% · Yellow 0% · Key 33%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #695AAA

.text { color: #695AAA; }
.background { background-color: #695AAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #695AAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 90, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(251, 32%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #695AAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 90, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #695AAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 90, 170, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#695AAA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#695AAA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9BAA5A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #695AAA: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #695AAA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #695AAA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #695AAA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #695AA9  ·  #695AAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #695AAA?

#695AAA is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 105, 90, 170). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #695AAA?

#695AAA is RGB 105, 90, 170 — HSL 251°, 32%, 51% — CMYK 38%, 47%, 0%, 33%.

What colors go with #695AAA?

Its complement is #9BAA5A; analogous partners are #5A73AA and #915AAA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #695AAA for text?

White text on #695AAA has a contrast ratio of 5.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.64:1.