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#697BCD

#697bcd ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697bcd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 48.24% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.78% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 229.2°, with 50% saturation and 60.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.89.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2158

Complementary

  1. #697bcd
  2. #cdbb69

Split complementary

  1. #697bcd
  2. #cd8969
  3. #adcd69

Analogous

  1. #69adcd
  2. #697bcd
  3. #8969cd

Triadic

  1. #697bcd
  2. #cd697b
  3. #7bcd69

Tetradic

  1. #697bcd
  2. #bb69cd
  3. #cdbb69
  4. #7bcd69

Square

  1. #697bcd
  2. #cd69ad
  3. #cdbb69
  4. #69cd89

Monochromatic

  1. #273576
  2. #3a4faf
  3. #697bcd
  4. #a2ade0
  5. #dce0f3

Shades

#697bcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697bcd
  2. #5f6fb9
  3. #5462a4
  4. #4a5690
  5. #3f4a7b
  6. #353e67
  7. #2a3152
  8. #20253e
  9. #151929
  10. #0b0c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#697bcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697bcd
  2. #7888d2
  3. #8795d7
  4. #96a3dc
  5. #a5b0e1
  6. #b4bde6
  7. #c3caeb
  8. #d2d7f0
  9. #e1e5f5
  10. #f0f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697bcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697bcd
  2. #6b7cc5
  3. #6e7cbe
  4. #707db6
  5. #727dae
  6. #757ea7
  7. #777e9f
  8. #797f97
  9. #7b7f8f
  10. #7e8088
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #777ea4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b84d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #517ccb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #418c9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6181cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c7ccc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5486b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697bcd {
  color: #697bcd;
}
Background
.bg-697bcd {
  background-color: #697bcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697bcd {
  border: 2px solid #697bcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697bcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 123 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 50% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697bcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697bcd, #8969cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697bcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 123 205 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.89 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.82 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.40 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.89 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.05 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.18 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.75 #968432 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697bcd  rgb(105, 123, 205)  hsl(229, 50%, 61%)  Glaucous
#cdbb69  rgb(205, 187, 105)  hsl(49, 50%, 61%)  Vegas Gold
#cd697b  rgb(205, 105, 123)  hsl(349, 50%, 61%)  Rose Gold
#7bcd69  rgb(123, 205, 105)  hsl(109, 50%, 61%)  Mantis