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#698AEC Color

#698AEC is rgb(105, 138, 236) in RGB, hsl(225, 78%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 42%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#698AEC
HEX#698AEC
RGBrgb(105, 138, 236)
HSLhsl(225, 78%, 67%)
HSVhsv(225, 56%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 42%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(65.4% 0.151 268.1)
LABlab(58.46% 9.95 -54.00)
LCHlch(58.46% 54.91 280.44)

What #698AEC Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #698AEC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 8.36Blueberry#4F86F7ΔE 9.39United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 10.96Han Blue#446CCFΔE 12.06Bleu de France#318CE7ΔE 12.75Indigo (Crayola)#4F69C6ΔE 12.8

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#698AEC Channel Values

How #698AEC breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 105 · G 138 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 225° · S 78% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 225° · S 56% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 42% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.26:1 vs white · 6.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #698AEC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #698AEC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #698AEC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#698AEC
Complementary
#ECCC69
Analogous
#69CCEC
Analogous
#8A69EC
Triadic
#EC698A
Triadic
#8AEC69
Split comp.
#EC8A69
Split comp.
#CCEC69

Tints & Shades of #698AEC

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7B98EF
#92AAF2
#A4B8F4
#BBCAF7
#CDD8F9
#E4EAFC

Shades

#406AE7
#1B4CDE
#163EB6
#11308D
#0C2264
#07143B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #698AEC.

How #698AEC Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#698AEC
Protanopia#8585EC
Protanomaly#7B87EC
Deuteranopia#8080EC
Deuteranomaly#7884EC
Tritanopia#499B9B
Tritanomaly#5895C1
Achromatopsia#8E8E8E

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Using #698AEC in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-698aec: #698AEC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #698AEC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-698aec': '#698AEC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.412, green: 0.541, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_698aec">#698AEC</color>
SVG fillfill="#698AEC"

More Blue Colors

#698AEC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#698AEC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #698AEC?

#698AEC is a light blue — rgb(105, 138, 236) in RGB and hsl(225, 78%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.36.

What is the RGB value of #698AEC?

#698AEC is rgb(105, 138, 236) — red 105, green 138, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #698AEC?

#698AEC converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 42%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #698AEC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #698AEC scores 3.26:1 against white and 6.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #698AEC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #698AEC is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 8.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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