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#697CDB

#697cdb ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697cdb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 48.63% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.05% cyan, 43.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 230°, with 61.29% saturation and 63.53% 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 5.51:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.67.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2253

Complementary

  1. #697cdb
  2. #dbc869

Split complementary

  1. #697cdb
  2. #db8f69
  3. #b5db69

Analogous

  1. #69b5db
  2. #697cdb
  3. #8f69db

Triadic

  1. #697cdb
  2. #db697c
  3. #7cdb69

Tetradic

  1. #697cdb
  2. #c869db
  3. #dbc869
  4. #7cdb69

Square

  1. #697cdb
  2. #db69b5
  3. #dbc869
  4. #69db8f

Monochromatic

  1. #21338a
  2. #3049c8
  3. #697cdb
  4. #a7b2ea
  5. #e4e8f9

Shades

#697cdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697cdb
  2. #5f70c5
  3. #5463af
  4. #4a5799
  5. #3f4a83
  6. #353e6e
  7. #2a3258
  8. #202542
  9. #15192c
  10. #0b0c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#697cdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697cdb
  2. #7889df
  3. #8796e2
  4. #96a3e6
  5. #a5b0e9
  6. #b4beed
  7. #c3cbf1
  8. #d2d8f4
  9. #e1e5f8
  10. #f0f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697cdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697cdb
  2. #6b7cd2
  3. #6e7dc9
  4. #707dc0
  5. #727eb7
  6. #757eae
  7. #777ea4
  8. #797f9b
  9. #7b7f92
  10. #7e8089
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7980ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5488df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #477ed9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3591a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d83dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #577dda ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f89bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697cdb {
  color: #697cdb;
}
Background
.bg-697cdb {
  background-color: #697cdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697cdb {
  border: 2px solid #697cdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697cdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 61% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697cdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697cdb, #8f69db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697cdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 219 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.67 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.69 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.29 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.38 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.38 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.73 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.04 #968324 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697cdb  rgb(105, 124, 219)  hsl(230, 61%, 64%)  Glaucous
#dbc869  rgb(219, 200, 105)  hsl(50, 61%, 64%)  Straw
#db697c  rgb(219, 105, 124)  hsl(350, 61%, 64%)  Blush
#7cdb69  rgb(124, 219, 105)  hsl(110, 61%, 64%)  Pastel Green