#6996C9 Color

#6996C9 is rgb(105, 150, 201) in RGB and hsl(212, 47%, 60%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CornflowerBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#6996C9

HEX#6996C9

RGBrgb(105, 150, 201)

HSLhsl(212, 47%, 60%)

HSVhsv(212, 48%, 79%)

OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.091 252.3)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 25%, 0%, 21%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #6996C9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text6.81:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #6996C9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#6996C9 Complementary#C99C69 Analogous#69C6C9 Analogous#6C69C9 Triadic#C96996 Triadic#96C969

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #6996C9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7CA3D0 #92B3D8 #A5C0DF #BCD0E7 #CEDDED #E5EDF6

Shades

#4B81BE #3B6DA5 #315987 #264569 #1B314B #101E2D

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