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#697CAE

#697cae ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697cae 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 68.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.66% cyan, 28.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 223.48°, with 29.87% saturation and 54.71% 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 5.09:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.2.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.2047

Complementary

  1. #697cae
  2. #ae9b69

Split complementary

  1. #697cae
  2. #ae7969
  3. #9fae69

Analogous

  1. #699fae
  2. #697cae
  3. #7969ae

Triadic

  1. #697cae
  2. #ae697c
  3. #7cae69

Tetradic

  1. #697cae
  2. #9b69ae
  3. #ae9b69
  4. #7cae69

Square

  1. #697cae
  2. #ae699f
  3. #ae9b69
  4. #69ae79

Monochromatic

  1. #2c3752
  2. #475884
  3. #697cae
  4. #9ba7c9
  5. #ccd3e4

Shades

#697cae mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697cae
  2. #5f709d
  3. #54638b
  4. #4a577a
  5. #3f4a68
  6. #353e57
  7. #2a3246
  8. #202534
  9. #151923
  10. #0b0c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#697cae mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697cae
  2. #7889b6
  3. #8796be
  4. #96a3c6
  5. #a5b0ce
  6. #b4bed7
  7. #c3cbdf
  8. #d2d8e7
  9. #e1e5ef
  10. #f0f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697cae mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697cae
  2. #6b7ca9
  3. #6e7da5
  4. #707da0
  5. #727e9c
  6. #757e97
  7. #777e92
  8. #797f8e
  9. #7b7f89
  10. #7e8085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #757d93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b80b0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #657aad ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #53868e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a7faf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #667bad ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c829c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697cae {
  color: #697cae;
}
Background
.bg-697cae {
  background-color: #697cae;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697cae {
  border: 2px solid #697cae;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697cae;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 174;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 30% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697cae {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697cae, #7969ae);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697cae {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 174 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.20 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.40 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.24 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.90 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.96 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.96 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.12 #968351 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697cae  rgb(105, 124, 174)  hsl(223, 30%, 55%)  Glaucous
#ae9b69  rgb(174, 155, 105)  hsl(43, 30%, 55%)  Ecru
#ae697c  rgb(174, 105, 124)  hsl(343, 30%, 55%)  Turkish Rose
#7cae69  rgb(124, 174, 105)  hsl(103, 30%, 55%)  Asparagus