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#697CDE

#697cde ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697cde 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 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.7% cyan, 44.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 230.26°, with 63.93% saturation and 64.12% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.92.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2269

Complementary

  1. #697cde
  2. #decb69

Split complementary

  1. #697cde
  2. #de9169
  3. #b6de69

Analogous

  1. #69b6de
  2. #697cde
  3. #9169de

Triadic

  1. #697cde
  2. #de697c
  3. #7cde69

Tetradic

  1. #697cde
  2. #cb69de
  3. #decb69
  4. #7cde69

Square

  1. #697cde
  2. #de69b6
  3. #decb69
  4. #69de91

Monochromatic

  1. #1f318f
  2. #2d47cd
  3. #697cde
  4. #a8b3ec
  5. #e6eafa

Shades

#697cde mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697cde
  2. #5f70c8
  3. #5463b2
  4. #4a579b
  5. #3f4a85
  6. #353e6f
  7. #2a3259
  8. #202543
  9. #15192c
  10. #0b0c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#697cde mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697cde
  2. #7889e1
  3. #8796e5
  4. #96a3e8
  5. #a5b0eb
  6. #b4beef
  7. #c3cbf2
  8. #d2d8f5
  9. #e1e5f8
  10. #f0f2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697cde mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697cde
  2. #6b7cd5
  3. #6e7dcb
  4. #707dc2
  5. #727eb8
  6. #757eaf
  7. #777ea6
  8. #797f9c
  9. #7b7f93
  10. #7e8089
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7980af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5288e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #457edc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3191a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c84e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #557ddd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e89bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697cde {
  color: #697cde;
}
Background
.bg-697cde {
  background-color: #697cde;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697cde {
  border: 2px solid #697cde;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697cde;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 64% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697cde {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697cde, #9169de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697cde {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 222 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.92 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.69 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.17 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.22 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.26 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.87 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.00 #968321 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697cde  rgb(105, 124, 222)  hsl(230, 64%, 64%)  Glaucous
#decb69  rgb(222, 203, 105)  hsl(50, 64%, 64%)  Straw
#de697c  rgb(222, 105, 124)  hsl(350, 64%, 64%)  Blush
#7cde69  rgb(124, 222, 105)  hsl(110, 64%, 64%)  Pastel Green