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#697C8F

#697c8f ≈ Slate Gray

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#697c8f 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 56.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 26.57% cyan, 13.29% magenta, 0% yellow and 43.92% black. Its hue angle is 210°, with 15.32% saturation and 48.63% 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 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), ΔE 2.12.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.194

Complementary

  1. #697c8f
  2. #8f7c69

Split complementary

  1. #697c8f
  2. #8f6969
  3. #8f8f69

Analogous

  1. #698f8f
  2. #697c8f
  3. #69698f

Triadic

  1. #697c8f
  2. #8f697c
  3. #7c8f69

Tetradic

  1. #697c8f
  2. #7c698f
  3. #8f7c69
  4. #7c8f69

Square

  1. #697c8f
  2. #8f698f
  3. #8f7c69
  4. #698f69

Monochromatic

  1. #283037
  2. #495663
  3. #697c8f
  4. #94a2b0
  5. #c0c9d1

Shades

#697c8f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697c8f
  2. #5f7081
  3. #546372
  4. #4a5764
  5. #3f4a56
  6. #353e48
  7. #2a3239
  8. #20252b
  9. #15191d
  10. #0b0c0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#697c8f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697c8f
  2. #78899a
  3. #8796a5
  4. #96a3b1
  5. #a5b0bc
  6. #b4bec7
  7. #c3cbd2
  8. #d2d8dd
  9. #e1e5e9
  10. #f0f2f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697c8f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697c8f
  2. #6b7c8e
  3. #6e7d8c
  4. #707d8b
  5. #727e89
  6. #757e88
  7. #777e86
  8. #797f85
  9. #7b7f83
  10. #7e8082
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #737b83 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #757c90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #70788f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5e8082 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #707c90 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d7a8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #637f87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697c8f {
  color: #697c8f;
}
Background
.bg-697c8f {
  background-color: #697c8f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697c8f {
  border: 2px solid #697c8f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697c8f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 143;
  --color-primary-hsl: 210 15% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697c8f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697c8f, #69698f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697c8f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 143 / 0.35);
}

#708090 Slate Gray ΔE 2.12 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 2.12 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 4.71 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 4.71 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.45 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.76 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.46 #968370 Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Slate Gray
#697c8f  rgb(105, 124, 143)  hsl(210, 15%, 49%)  Slate Gray
#8f7c69  rgb(143, 124, 105)  hsl(30, 15%, 49%)  Beaver
#8f697c  rgb(143, 105, 124)  hsl(330, 15%, 49%)  Mauve Taupe
#7c8f69  rgb(124, 143, 105)  hsl(90, 15%, 49%)  Moss Green