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#697CDF

#697cdf ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697cdf 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 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.91% cyan, 44.39% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 230.34°, with 64.84% saturation and 64.31% 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 5.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 6.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2275

Complementary

  1. #697cdf
  2. #dfcc69

Split complementary

  1. #697cdf
  2. #df9169
  3. #b7df69

Analogous

  1. #69b7df
  2. #697cdf
  3. #9169df

Triadic

  1. #697cdf
  2. #df697c
  3. #7cdf69

Tetradic

  1. #697cdf
  2. #cc69df
  3. #dfcc69
  4. #7cdf69

Square

  1. #697cdf
  2. #df69b7
  3. #dfcc69
  4. #69df91

Monochromatic

  1. #1f3190
  2. #2c46cf
  3. #697cdf
  4. #a8b3ec
  5. #e7eafa

Shades

#697cdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697cdf
  2. #5f70c9
  3. #5463b2
  4. #4a579c
  5. #3f4a86
  6. #353e70
  7. #2a3259
  8. #202543
  9. #15192d
  10. #0b0c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#697cdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697cdf
  2. #7889e2
  3. #8796e5
  4. #96a3e9
  5. #a5b0ec
  6. #b4beef
  7. #c3cbf2
  8. #d2d8f5
  9. #e1e5f9
  10. #f0f2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697cdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697cdf
  2. #6b7cd6
  3. #6e7dcc
  4. #707dc3
  5. #727eb9
  6. #757eb0
  7. #777ea6
  8. #797f9d
  9. #7b7f93
  10. #7e808a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a80b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5188e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #447edd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3092a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c84e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #557dde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d89be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697cdf {
  color: #697cdf;
}
Background
.bg-697cdf {
  background-color: #697cdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697cdf {
  border: 2px solid #697cdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697cdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 65% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697cdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697cdf, #9169df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697cdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 223 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.00 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.69 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.14 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.17 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.22 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.92 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.99 #968320 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697cdf  rgb(105, 124, 223)  hsl(230, 65%, 64%)  Glaucous
#dfcc69  rgb(223, 204, 105)  hsl(50, 65%, 64%)  Straw
#df697c  rgb(223, 105, 124)  hsl(350, 65%, 64%)  Blush
#7cdf69  rgb(124, 223, 105)  hsl(110, 65%, 64%)  Pastel Green