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#697CBB

#697cbb ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697cbb 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 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.85% cyan, 33.69% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 226.1°, with 37.61% saturation and 57.25% 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 5.2:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2101

Complementary

  1. #697cbb
  2. #bba869

Split complementary

  1. #697cbb
  2. #bb7f69
  3. #a5bb69

Analogous

  1. #69a5bb
  2. #697cbb
  3. #7f69bb

Triadic

  1. #697cbb
  2. #bb697c
  3. #7cbb69

Tetradic

  1. #697cbb
  2. #a869bb
  3. #bba869
  4. #7cbb69

Square

  1. #697cbb
  2. #bb69a5
  3. #bba869
  4. #69bb7f

Monochromatic

  1. #2b3760
  2. #435694
  3. #697cbb
  4. #9eaad3
  5. #d2d8eb

Shades

#697cbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697cbb
  2. #5f70a8
  3. #546396
  4. #4a5783
  5. #3f4a70
  6. #353e5e
  7. #2a324b
  8. #202538
  9. #151925
  10. #0b0c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#697cbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697cbb
  2. #7889c2
  3. #8796c9
  4. #96a3cf
  5. #a5b0d6
  6. #b4bedd
  7. #c3cbe4
  8. #d2d8eb
  9. #e1e5f1
  10. #f0f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697cbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697cbb
  2. #6b7cb5
  3. #6e7daf
  4. #707da9
  5. #727ea3
  6. #757e9e
  7. #777e98
  8. #797f92
  9. #7b7f8c
  10. #7e8086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #767d9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6682be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e7bba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c8993 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6780bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #637cba ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5984a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697cbb {
  color: #697cbb;
}
Background
.bg-697cbb {
  background-color: #697cbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697cbb {
  border: 2px solid #697cbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697cbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 38% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697cbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697cbb, #7f69bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697cbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 187 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.01 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.13 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.09 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.31 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.09 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.31 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.50 #968344 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697cbb  rgb(105, 124, 187)  hsl(226, 38%, 57%)  Glaucous
#bba869  rgb(187, 168, 105)  hsl(46, 38%, 57%)  Ecru
#bb697c  rgb(187, 105, 124)  hsl(346, 38%, 57%)  Rose Gold
#7cbb69  rgb(124, 187, 105)  hsl(106, 38%, 57%)  Mantis