#696F97
Steel Blue · medium cool blue
About #696F97
#696F97 is a medium, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 44% green and 59% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 30% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is somewhere between Steel Blue and Slate Gray (ΔE 15.8), with Slate Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #979169 (sage), its complementary partner.
Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 4.86:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.86:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #696F97?
#696F97 is a medium, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 41% red, 44% green and 59% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 30% cyan, 26% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #696F97?
Use white text. White on #696F97 has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #696F97?
Its complementary colour is #979169, and analogous partners are #698697 and #7A6997.