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#697CAB

#697cab ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697cab is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 48.63% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.6% cyan, 27.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 222.73°, with 28.21% saturation and 54.12% 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 5.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.33.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.2036

Complementary

  1. #697cab
  2. #ab9869

Split complementary

  1. #697cab
  2. #ab7769
  3. #9dab69

Analogous

  1. #699dab
  2. #697cab
  3. #7769ab

Triadic

  1. #697cab
  2. #ab697c
  3. #7cab69

Tetradic

  1. #697cab
  2. #9869ab
  3. #ab9869
  4. #7cab69

Square

  1. #697cab
  2. #ab699d
  3. #ab9869
  4. #69ab77

Monochromatic

  1. #2c364f
  2. #485880
  3. #697cab
  4. #9aa7c6
  5. #cbd2e2

Shades

#697cab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697cab
  2. #5f709a
  3. #546389
  4. #4a5778
  5. #3f4a67
  6. #353e56
  7. #2a3244
  8. #202533
  9. #151922
  10. #0b0c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#697cab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697cab
  2. #7889b3
  3. #8796bc
  4. #96a3c4
  5. #a5b0cd
  6. #b4bed5
  7. #c3cbdd
  8. #d2d8e6
  9. #e1e5ee
  10. #f0f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697cab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697cab
  2. #6b7ca7
  3. #6e7da2
  4. #707d9e
  5. #727e9a
  6. #757e96
  7. #777e91
  8. #797f8d
  9. #7b7f89
  10. #7e8084
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #757c91 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c80ad ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #667aaa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #54868c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b7eac ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #677baa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d829a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697cab {
  color: #697cab;
}
Background
.bg-697cab {
  background-color: #697cab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697cab {
  border: 2px solid #697cab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697cab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 28% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697cab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697cab, #7769ab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697cab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 171 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.33 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.50 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.21 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.62 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.62 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.77 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.96 #968354 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697cab  rgb(105, 124, 171)  hsl(223, 28%, 54%)  Glaucous
#ab9869  rgb(171, 152, 105)  hsl(43, 28%, 54%)  Camel
#ab697c  rgb(171, 105, 124)  hsl(343, 28%, 54%)  Turkish Rose
#7cab69  rgb(124, 171, 105)  hsl(103, 28%, 54%)  Asparagus