Information about #696471 color

#696471 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #696471 belongs to the Violet Color Family, featuring Desaturated and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(105, 100, 113) (41.2% red, 39.2% green, 44.3% blue), or CMYK 3 / 5 / 0 / 56 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A quiet, subdued grey, #696471 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Dolphin (#6A6873). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Comet (#636373) and Quarter Tuna (#656A70).

In RGB terms — rgb(105, 100, 113) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #696471: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #696471 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#696471 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#696471 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #696471

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dolphin color link
Dolphin

#6A6873

Comet color link
Comet

#636373

Quarter Tuna color link
Quarter Tuna

#656A70

Mid Grey color link
Mid Grey

#666A6D

Scarpa Flow color link
Scarpa Flow

#6B6A6C

Rum color link
Rum

#716675

Salt Box color link
Salt Box

#696268

Dim Gray color link
Dim Gray

#696969

Shuttle Grey color link
Shuttle Grey

#61666B

Granite Gray color link
Granite Gray

#676767

Pale Sky color link
Pale Sky

#636D70

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#696471
  • RGB105, 100, 113
  • CMYK3, 5, 0, 56
  • CSSrgb(105, 100, 113)
  • HSL263°, 6%, 42%
  • HSL Precise263.077°, 6.103%, 41.765%
  • HSV263°, 12%, 44%
  • HSB263°, 12%, 44%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • GLSLvec3(0.412, 0.392, 0.443)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.412, 0.392, 0.443, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.412, 0.392, 0.443)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.3%
  • Color FamilyViolet
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID696471
  • DECIMAL ID6906993
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01