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#696983 Color Meaning and Information

Everything you need to know about #696983 including values, color harmonies, shades, meanings, and applications in design, branding, and everyday visuals.

#696983 Color Information

#696983 RGB value is (105, 105, 131). The hex color red value is 105, green is 105, and blue is 131. Its HSL format shows a hue of 240°, saturation of 11 percent, and lightness of46 percent. The CMYK process values are 20 percent, 20 percent, 0 percent, 49percent.

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#696983 Color Meaning

Color #696983 signifies urban twilight, muted observation, and quiet adaptability. #696983 dusty, greyish-blue is the color of pigeon feathers, dusk city skies, and weathered stone, suggesting a creature that thrives in the interstices of human construction. Psychologically, color #696983 is cool, observant, and subtly melancholic, promoting a sense of adaptive calm, detached watchfulness, and resilient anonymity. #696983 soothes with its muted, non-threatening presence and connection to the everyday urban landscape. #696983 color is a sophisticated, subdued neutral. Culturally, color #696983 references the built environment, industrial aesthetics, and a certain poetic loneliness found in city life. Symbolically, #696983 represents the overlooked beauty of the common, survival through blending in, and peace found in the margins. Color #696983 embodies an aesthetic of urban naturalism, finding a specific, quiet beauty in the colors of infrastructure, wildlife, and the softening effects of time and weather on man-made materials.

Color Conversion

Convert #696983 across different color models and formats. These conversions help designers work seamlessly between digital and print media, ensuring this color maintains its intended appearance across RGB screens, CMYK printers, and HSL color manipulations.

HEX
#696983
RGB
rgb(105, 105, 131)
HSL
hsl(240°, 11%, 46%)
CMYK
cmyk(20%, 20%, 0%, 49%)
HSV
hsv(240°, 20%, 51%)
XYZ
14.9740 14.7451 23.5296
Yxy
14.7451 0.2812 0.2769
Hunter Lab
38.3993 0.3424 -0.8460
CIE-Lab
45.2831 5.8940 -14.3580

RGB Values & CMYK Values

RGB Values

Red105 / 255 (41%)
41%
Green105 / 255 (41%)
41%
Blue131 / 255 (51%)
51%

CMYK Values

Cyan20 / 100 (20%)
20%
Magenta20 / 100 (20%)
20%
Yellow0 / 100 (0%)
Key (Black)49 / 100 (49%)
49%

Color Variations

#696983 harmonies come to life through carefully balanced shades, tints, and tones, giving this color depth and flexibility across light and dark variations. Shades add richness, tints bring an airy softness, and tones soften intensity, making it easy to pair in clean, modern palettes.

Color Harmonies

#696983 harmonies create beautiful relationships with other colors based on their position on the color wheel. Each harmony type offers unique design possibilities, enabling cohesive and visually appealing color schemes.

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the color wheel (30° apart)

Complementary

Colors opposite on the color wheel (180° apart)

Split Complementary

Three colors using one base hue and the two hues beside its opposite

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced (120° apart)

Tetradic

Four colors forming a rectangle on the wheel

Square

Four colors evenly spaced (90° apart)

Double Split

Four colors formed from two base hues and the colors next to their opposites

Monochromatic

Variations of a single hue

Contrast Checker

(WCAG 2.1) Test #696983 for accessibility compliance against white and black backgrounds. Proper contrast ensures this color remains readable and usable for all audiences, meeting WCAG 2.1 standards for both normal and large text applications.

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Sample Text

This is how your text will look with these colors.

Large Text (18pt+)

5.32:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Normal Text

5.32:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

UI Components

5.32:1
WCAG AA
WCAG AAA

Color Blindness Simulator

See how #696983 appears to people with different types of color vision deficiencies. These simulations help create more inclusive designs that consider how this color is perceived across various visual abilities.

Normal Vision

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protanopia

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Note: These simulations are approximations. Actual color vision deficiency varies by individual.

CSS Examples

Background Color

background-color: #696983;

Text Color

color: #696983;

Sample Text

Border Color

border: 2px solid #696983;

Box Shadow

box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #69698340;

Text Shadow

text-shadow: 2px 2px 4px #696983;

Sample Text

Gradient

background: linear-gradient(135deg, #696983 0%, #3e3e4d 100%);

#696983 Color FAQs

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