Palettes / Colors / #696ACE

#696ACE — Muted Blue

#696ACE 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 #696ACE 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.

#696ACE 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 #CECD69; it also sits naturally between #699DCE and #9A69CE. 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 42% · Blue 81%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 49% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #696ACE

.text { color: #696ACE; }
.background { background-color: #696ACE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #696ACE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 106, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 51%, 61%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #696ACE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 106, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #696ACE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 106, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#696ACE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#696ACE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CECD69:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #696ACE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #696ACE

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 #696ACE 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 #696ACE 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

← #696ACD  ·  #696ACF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #696ACE?

#696ACE is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 105, 106, 206). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #696ACE?

#696ACE is RGB 105, 106, 206 — HSL 239°, 51%, 61% — CMYK 49%, 49%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #696ACE?

Its complement is #CECD69; analogous partners are #699DCE and #9A69CE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #696ACE for text?

White text on #696ACE has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.55:1.