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#697CBC

#697cbc ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697cbc 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 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.15% cyan, 34.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 226.27°, with 38.25% saturation and 57.45% 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 5.21:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.02.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2105

Complementary

  1. #697cbc
  2. #bca969

Split complementary

  1. #697cbc
  2. #bc8069
  3. #a5bc69

Analogous

  1. #69a5bc
  2. #697cbc
  3. #8069bc

Triadic

  1. #697cbc
  2. #bc697c
  3. #7cbc69

Tetradic

  1. #697cbc
  2. #a969bc
  3. #bca969
  4. #7cbc69

Square

  1. #697cbc
  2. #bc69a5
  3. #bca969
  4. #69bc80

Monochromatic

  1. #2b3761
  2. #435696
  3. #697cbc
  4. #9eaad4
  5. #d3d8eb

Shades

#697cbc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697cbc
  2. #5f70a9
  3. #546396
  4. #4a5784
  5. #3f4a71
  6. #353e5e
  7. #2a324b
  8. #202538
  9. #151926
  10. #0b0c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#697cbc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697cbc
  2. #7889c3
  3. #8796c9
  4. #96a3d0
  5. #a5b0d7
  6. #b4bede
  7. #c3cbe4
  8. #d2d8eb
  9. #e1e5f2
  10. #f0f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697cbc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697cbc
  2. #6b7cb6
  3. #6e7db0
  4. #707daa
  5. #727ea4
  6. #757e9e
  7. #777e98
  8. #797f92
  9. #7b7f8c
  10. #7e8086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #767e9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6582bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e7bbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c8993 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6780be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #627cbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5984a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697cbc {
  color: #697cbc;
}
Background
.bg-697cbc {
  background-color: #697cbc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697cbc {
  border: 2px solid #697cbc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697cbc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 38% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697cbc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697cbc, #8069bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697cbc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 188 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.02 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.12 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.02 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.31 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.06 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.25 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.45 #968343 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697cbc  rgb(105, 124, 188)  hsl(226, 38%, 57%)  Glaucous
#bca969  rgb(188, 169, 105)  hsl(46, 38%, 57%)  Ecru
#bc697c  rgb(188, 105, 124)  hsl(346, 38%, 57%)  Rose Gold
#7cbc69  rgb(124, 188, 105)  hsl(106, 38%, 57%)  Mantis