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#697CBF

#697cbf ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697cbf 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 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.03% cyan, 35.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 226.74°, with 40.19% saturation and 58.04% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2118

Complementary

  1. #697cbf
  2. #bfac69

Split complementary

  1. #697cbf
  2. #bf8169
  3. #a7bf69

Analogous

  1. #69a7bf
  2. #697cbf
  3. #8169bf

Triadic

  1. #697cbf
  2. #bf697c
  3. #7cbf69

Tetradic

  1. #697cbf
  2. #ac69bf
  3. #bfac69
  4. #7cbf69

Square

  1. #697cbf
  2. #bf69a7
  3. #bfac69
  4. #69bf81

Monochromatic

  1. #2b3764
  2. #42559a
  3. #697cbf
  4. #9fabd6
  5. #d4daed

Shades

#697cbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697cbf
  2. #5f70ac
  3. #546399
  4. #4a5786
  5. #3f4a73
  6. #353e60
  7. #2a324c
  8. #202539
  9. #151926
  10. #0b0c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#697cbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697cbf
  2. #7889c5
  3. #8796cc
  4. #96a3d2
  5. #a5b0d9
  6. #b4bedf
  7. #c3cbe5
  8. #d2d8ec
  9. #e1e5f2
  10. #f0f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697cbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697cbf
  2. #6b7cb9
  3. #6e7db2
  4. #707dac
  5. #727ea6
  6. #757ea0
  7. #777e99
  8. #797f93
  9. #7b7f8d
  10. #7e8086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #777e9d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6483c2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c7cbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a8a95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6680c1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #617cbe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5885a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697cbf {
  color: #697cbf;
}
Background
.bg-697cbf {
  background-color: #697cbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697cbf {
  border: 2px solid #697cbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697cbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 40% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697cbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697cbf, #8169bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697cbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 191 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.06 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.11 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.80 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.34 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.00 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.07 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 10.19 #968340 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697cbf  rgb(105, 124, 191)  hsl(227, 40%, 58%)  Glaucous
#bfac69  rgb(191, 172, 105)  hsl(47, 40%, 58%)  Ecru
#bf697c  rgb(191, 105, 124)  hsl(347, 40%, 58%)  Rose Gold
#7cbf69  rgb(124, 191, 105)  hsl(107, 40%, 58%)  Mantis