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#697BEF

#697bef ≈ Medium Slate Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#697bef is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 48.24% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.07% cyan, 48.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 231.94°, with 80.72% saturation and 67.45% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Medium Slate Blue (#7b68ee), ΔE 7.36.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.234

Complementary

  1. #697bef
  2. #efdd69

Split complementary

  1. #697bef
  2. #ef9a69
  3. #beef69

Analogous

  1. #69beef
  2. #697bef
  3. #9a69ef

Triadic

  1. #697bef
  2. #ef697b
  3. #7bef69

Tetradic

  1. #697bef
  2. #dd69ef
  3. #efdd69
  4. #7bef69

Square

  1. #697bef
  2. #ef69be
  3. #efdd69
  4. #69ef9a

Monochromatic

  1. #1227ad
  2. #243ee8
  3. #697bef
  4. #aeb8f6
  5. #edeffd

Shades

#697bef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697bef
  2. #5f6fd7
  3. #5462bf
  4. #4a56a7
  5. #3f4a8f
  6. #353e78
  7. #2a3160
  8. #202548
  9. #151930
  10. #0b0c18
  11. #000000

Tints

#697bef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697bef
  2. #7888f1
  3. #8795f2
  4. #96a3f4
  5. #a5b0f5
  6. #b4bdf7
  7. #c3caf9
  8. #d2d7fa
  9. #e1e5fc
  10. #f0f2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697bef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697bef
  2. #6b7ce4
  3. #6e7cd9
  4. #707dce
  5. #727dc3
  6. #757eb8
  7. #777eac
  8. #797fa1
  9. #7b7f96
  10. #7e808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b81b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #418bf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2c7fed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1695aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5485f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c7eee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #468bc9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697bef {
  color: #697bef;
}
Background
.bg-697bef {
  background-color: #697bef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697bef {
  border: 2px solid #697bef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697bef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 123 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 81% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697bef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697bef, #9a69ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697bef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 123 239 / 0.35);
}

#7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.36 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.54 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.64 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.87 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.90 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.21 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.34 #968410 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Medium Slate Blue
#697bef  rgb(105, 123, 239)  hsl(232, 81%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#efdd69  rgb(239, 221, 105)  hsl(52, 81%, 67%)  Straw
#ef697b  rgb(239, 105, 123)  hsl(352, 81%, 67%)  Light Coral
#7bef69  rgb(123, 239, 105)  hsl(112, 81%, 67%)  Pastel Green