Palettes / Colors / #696BBA

#696BBA — Muted Blue

#696BBA is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

#696BBA 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 #BAB969; it also sits naturally between #6993BA and #9069BA. 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 73%

Cyan 44% · Magenta 42% · Yellow 0% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #696BBA

.text { color: #696BBA; }
.background { background-color: #696BBA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #696BBA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(105, 107, 186); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 37%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #696BBA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(105, 107, 186, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #696BBA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(105, 107, 186, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BAB969:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #696BBA: #FFFFFF.

How #696BBA 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 #696BBA 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #696BBA?

#696BBA is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 105, 107, 186). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #696BBA?

#696BBA is RGB 105, 107, 186 — HSL 239°, 37%, 57% — CMYK 44%, 42%, 0%, 27%.

What colors go with #696BBA?

Its complement is #BAB969; analogous partners are #6993BA and #9069BA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #696BBA for text?

White text on #696BBA has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.41:1.