696DFF

#696DFF closest to Pan Purple

#696DFF is a medium, vivid purple; the closest named color is Pan Purple. In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 42.7% green and 100.0% blue (rgb(105, 109, 255)). Its HSL value is 238° hue, 100% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 59% cyan, 57% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. #696DFF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.23:1.

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Variations of #696DFF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#696DFF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#696DFF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #696DFF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #0079FC
  • Protanopia 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #0085FF
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #247FFF
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #0079FC
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #2176FD
  • Tritanopia 64% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #0090AC
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #557DDE
  • Achromatopsia 57% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7F7F7F
  • Achromatomaly 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #7A7BAB

#696DFF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.01:1 Poor#696DFF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.23:1 Good#696DFF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#696DFF in CSS

/* Pan Purple */
.color { color: #696DFF; }
.background { background-color: #696DFF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #696DFF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(105 109 255);
color: hsl(238 100% 71%);
color: oklch(0.612 0.212 276.9);

#696DFF FAQ

What color is #696DFF?

#696DFF is a medium, vivid purple. Its closest named color is Pan Purple. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #696DFF?

#696DFF is rgb(105, 109, 255) in RGB, hsl(238, 100%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(59%, 57%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #696DFF?

The complementary color of #696DFF is #FFFB69, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #696DFF?

Black text has the best contrast on #696DFF: 5.23:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #696DFF a warm or cool color?

#696DFF is a cool color.