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#697CBE

#697cbe ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697cbe 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 74.51% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.74% cyan, 34.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.49% black. Its hue angle is 226.59°, with 39.53% saturation and 57.84% 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 5.23:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2114

Complementary

  1. #697cbe
  2. #beab69

Split complementary

  1. #697cbe
  2. #be8069
  3. #a6be69

Analogous

  1. #69a6be
  2. #697cbe
  3. #8069be

Triadic

  1. #697cbe
  2. #be697c
  3. #7cbe69

Tetradic

  1. #697cbe
  2. #ab69be
  3. #beab69
  4. #7cbe69

Square

  1. #697cbe
  2. #be69a6
  3. #beab69
  4. #69be80

Monochromatic

  1. #2b3763
  2. #425598
  3. #697cbe
  4. #9eabd5
  5. #d4d9ec

Shades

#697cbe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697cbe
  2. #5f70ab
  3. #546398
  4. #4a5785
  5. #3f4a72
  6. #353e5f
  7. #2a324c
  8. #202539
  9. #151926
  10. #0b0c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#697cbe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697cbe
  2. #7889c5
  3. #8796cb
  4. #96a3d2
  5. #a5b0d8
  6. #b4bedf
  7. #c3cbe5
  8. #d2d8ec
  9. #e1e5f2
  10. #f0f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697cbe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697cbe
  2. #6b7cb8
  3. #6e7db2
  4. #707dab
  5. #727ea5
  6. #757e9f
  7. #777e99
  8. #797f93
  9. #7b7f8c
  10. #7e8086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #777e9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6483c1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c7bbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b8a94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6680c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #627cbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5884a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697cbe {
  color: #697cbe;
}
Background
.bg-697cbe {
  background-color: #697cbe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697cbe {
  border: 2px solid #697cbe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697cbe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 190;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 40% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697cbe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697cbe, #8069be);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697cbe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 190 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.04 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.11 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.87 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.33 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.02 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.13 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.28 #968341 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697cbe  rgb(105, 124, 190)  hsl(227, 40%, 58%)  Glaucous
#beab69  rgb(190, 171, 105)  hsl(47, 40%, 58%)  Ecru
#be697c  rgb(190, 105, 124)  hsl(347, 40%, 58%)  Rose Gold
#7cbe69  rgb(124, 190, 105)  hsl(107, 40%, 58%)  Mantis