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#697CCE

#697cce ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697cce 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 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.03% cyan, 39.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 228.71°, with 50.75% saturation and 60.98% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.72.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2187

Complementary

  1. #697cce
  2. #cebb69

Split complementary

  1. #697cce
  2. #ce8869
  3. #afce69

Analogous

  1. #69afce
  2. #697cce
  3. #8869ce

Triadic

  1. #697cce
  2. #ce697c
  3. #7cce69

Tetradic

  1. #697cce
  2. #bb69ce
  3. #cebb69
  4. #7cce69

Square

  1. #697cce
  2. #ce69af
  3. #cebb69
  4. #69ce88

Monochromatic

  1. #273677
  2. #3a50b1
  3. #697cce
  4. #a3aee1
  5. #dce1f4

Shades

#697cce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697cce
  2. #5f70b9
  3. #5463a5
  4. #4a5790
  5. #3f4a7c
  6. #353e67
  7. #2a3252
  8. #20253e
  9. #151929
  10. #0b0c15
  11. #000000

Tints

#697cce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697cce
  2. #7889d3
  3. #8796d8
  4. #96a3dd
  5. #a5b0e2
  6. #b4bee7
  7. #c3cbeb
  8. #d2d8f0
  9. #e1e5f5
  10. #f0f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697cce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697cce
  2. #6b7cc6
  3. #6e7dbe
  4. #707db7
  5. #727eaf
  6. #757ea7
  7. #777e9f
  8. #797f97
  9. #7b7f90
  10. #7e8088
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #787fa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c85d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #527dcc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #408d9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6282d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c7ccd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5387b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697cce {
  color: #697cce;
}
Background
.bg-697cce {
  background-color: #697cce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697cce {
  border: 2px solid #697cce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697cce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 51% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697cce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697cce, #8869ce);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697cce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 206 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.72 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.98 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.27 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.03 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.12 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.25 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.37 #968331 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697cce  rgb(105, 124, 206)  hsl(229, 51%, 61%)  Glaucous
#cebb69  rgb(206, 187, 105)  hsl(49, 51%, 61%)  Vegas Gold
#ce697c  rgb(206, 105, 124)  hsl(349, 51%, 61%)  Blush
#7cce69  rgb(124, 206, 105)  hsl(109, 51%, 61%)  Mantis