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#697CBD

#697cbd ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697cbd 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 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.44% cyan, 34.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 226.43°, with 38.89% saturation and 57.65% 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 5.22:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.03.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2109

Complementary

  1. #697cbd
  2. #bdaa69

Split complementary

  1. #697cbd
  2. #bd8069
  3. #a6bd69

Analogous

  1. #69a6bd
  2. #697cbd
  3. #8069bd

Triadic

  1. #697cbd
  2. #bd697c
  3. #7cbd69

Tetradic

  1. #697cbd
  2. #aa69bd
  3. #bdaa69
  4. #7cbd69

Square

  1. #697cbd
  2. #bd69a6
  3. #bdaa69
  4. #69bd80

Monochromatic

  1. #2b3762
  2. #425697
  3. #697cbd
  4. #9eaad4
  5. #d3d9ec

Shades

#697cbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697cbd
  2. #5f70aa
  3. #546397
  4. #4a5784
  5. #3f4a71
  6. #353e5f
  7. #2a324c
  8. #202539
  9. #151926
  10. #0b0c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#697cbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697cbd
  2. #7889c4
  3. #8796ca
  4. #96a3d1
  5. #a5b0d7
  6. #b4bede
  7. #c3cbe5
  8. #d2d8eb
  9. #e1e5f2
  10. #f0f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697cbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697cbd
  2. #6b7cb7
  3. #6e7db1
  4. #707dab
  5. #727ea5
  6. #757e9f
  7. #777e98
  8. #797f92
  9. #7b7f8c
  10. #7e8086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #777e9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6583c0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d7bbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b8994 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6680bf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #627cbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5984a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697cbd {
  color: #697cbd;
}
Background
.bg-697cbd {
  background-color: #697cbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697cbd {
  border: 2px solid #697cbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697cbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 39% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697cbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697cbd, #8069bd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697cbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 189 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.03 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.12 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.94 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.32 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.04 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.19 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.36 #968342 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697cbd  rgb(105, 124, 189)  hsl(226, 39%, 58%)  Glaucous
#bdaa69  rgb(189, 170, 105)  hsl(46, 39%, 58%)  Ecru
#bd697c  rgb(189, 105, 124)  hsl(346, 39%, 58%)  Rose Gold
#7cbd69  rgb(124, 189, 105)  hsl(106, 39%, 58%)  Mantis