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#697C8B

#697c8b ≈ Slate Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#697c8b is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 48.63% green and 54.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 24.46% cyan, 10.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 45.49% black. Its hue angle is 206.47°, with 13.93% saturation and 47.84% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 2.32.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1928

Complementary

  1. #697c8b
  2. #8b7869

Split complementary

  1. #697c8b
  2. #8b696b
  3. #8b8969

Analogous

  1. #698b89
  2. #697c8b
  3. #696b8b

Triadic

  1. #697c8b
  2. #8b697c
  3. #7c8b69

Tetradic

  1. #697c8b
  2. #78698b
  3. #8b7869
  4. #7c8b69

Square

  1. #697c8b
  2. #89698b
  3. #8b7869
  4. #6b8b69

Monochromatic

  1. #272e34
  2. #48555f
  3. #697c8b
  4. #93a2ad
  5. #bfc7ce

Shades

#697c8b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697c8b
  2. #5f707d
  3. #54636f
  4. #4a5761
  5. #3f4a53
  6. #353e46
  7. #2a3238
  8. #20252a
  9. #15191c
  10. #0b0c0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#697c8b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697c8b
  2. #788997
  3. #8796a2
  4. #96a3ae
  5. #a5b0b9
  6. #b4bec5
  7. #c3cbd1
  8. #d2d8dc
  9. #e1e5e8
  10. #f0f2f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697c8b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697c8b
  2. #6b7c8a
  3. #6e7d89
  4. #707d88
  5. #727e87
  6. #757e86
  7. #777e84
  8. #797f83
  9. #7b7f82
  10. #7e8081
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #737a81 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #767c8c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #71788b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #608081 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #717c8b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e7a8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #637e85 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697c8b {
  color: #697c8b;
}
Background
.bg-697c8b {
  background-color: #697c8b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697c8b {
  border: 2px solid #697c8b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697c8b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 139;
  --color-primary-hsl: 206 14% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697c8b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697c8b, #696b8b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697c8b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 139 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 2.32 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 2.32 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 4.96 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 4.96 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.78 #808080 Gray ΔE 9.54 #808080 Grey ΔE 9.54 #968374 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#697c8b  rgb(105, 124, 139)  hsl(206, 14%, 48%)  Slate Gray
#8b7869  rgb(139, 120, 105)  hsl(26, 14%, 48%)  Beaver
#8b697c  rgb(139, 105, 124)  hsl(326, 14%, 48%)  Mauve Taupe
#7c8b69  rgb(124, 139, 105)  hsl(86, 14%, 48%)  Xanadu