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#697CDD

#697cdd ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697cdd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.49% cyan, 43.89% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 230.17°, with 63.04% saturation and 63.92% 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 5.53:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.83.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2264

Complementary

  1. #697cdd
  2. #ddca69

Split complementary

  1. #697cdd
  2. #dd9069
  3. #b6dd69

Analogous

  1. #69b6dd
  2. #697cdd
  3. #9069dd

Triadic

  1. #697cdd
  2. #dd697c
  3. #7cdd69

Tetradic

  1. #697cdd
  2. #ca69dd
  3. #ddca69
  4. #7cdd69

Square

  1. #697cdd
  2. #dd69b6
  3. #ddca69
  4. #69dd90

Monochromatic

  1. #20328d
  2. #2e48cb
  3. #697cdd
  4. #a7b2eb
  5. #e6e9f9

Shades

#697cdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697cdd
  2. #5f70c7
  3. #5463b1
  4. #4a579b
  5. #3f4a85
  6. #353e6f
  7. #2a3258
  8. #202542
  9. #15192c
  10. #0b0c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#697cdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697cdd
  2. #7889e0
  3. #8796e4
  4. #96a3e7
  5. #a5b0eb
  6. #b4beee
  7. #c3cbf1
  8. #d2d8f5
  9. #e1e5f8
  10. #f0f2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697cdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697cdd
  2. #6b7cd4
  3. #6e7dca
  4. #707dc1
  5. #727eb8
  6. #757eaf
  7. #777ea5
  8. #797f9c
  9. #7b7f93
  10. #7e8089
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7980ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5388e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #467edb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3391a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c83df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #567ddc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e89bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697cdd {
  color: #697cdd;
}
Background
.bg-697cdd {
  background-color: #697cdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697cdd {
  border: 2px solid #697cdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697cdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 63% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697cdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697cdd, #9069dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697cdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 221 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.83 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.69 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.21 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.27 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.30 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.82 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.01 #968322 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697cdd  rgb(105, 124, 221)  hsl(230, 63%, 64%)  Glaucous
#ddca69  rgb(221, 202, 105)  hsl(50, 63%, 64%)  Straw
#dd697c  rgb(221, 105, 124)  hsl(350, 63%, 64%)  Blush
#7cdd69  rgb(124, 221, 105)  hsl(110, 63%, 64%)  Pastel Green