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#688997

#688997 ≈ Air Force Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#688997 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 53.73% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.13% cyan, 9.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 197.87°, with 18.43% saturation and 50% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5d8aa8), ΔE 5.7.

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Relative luminance0.2307

Complementary

  1. #688997
  2. #977668

Split complementary

  1. #688997
  2. #976872
  3. #978d68

Analogous

  1. #68978d
  2. #688997
  3. #687297

Triadic

  1. #688997
  2. #976889
  3. #899768

Tetradic

  1. #688997
  2. #766897
  3. #977668
  4. #899768

Square

  1. #688997
  2. #8d6897
  3. #977668
  4. #729768

Monochromatic

  1. #2a373c
  2. #49606a
  3. #688997
  4. #95acb6
  5. #c3d0d5

Shades

#688997 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #688997
  2. #5e7b88
  3. #536e79
  4. #49606a
  5. #3e525b
  6. #34454c
  7. #2a373c
  8. #1f292d
  9. #151b1e
  10. #0a0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#688997 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #688997
  2. #7795a1
  3. #86a1ac
  4. #95acb6
  5. #a4b8c1
  6. #b4c4cb
  7. #c3d0d5
  8. #d2dce0
  9. #e1e7ea
  10. #f0f3f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#688997 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #688997
  2. #6a8895
  3. #6d8792
  4. #6f8690
  5. #72858e
  6. #74858c
  7. #768489
  8. #798387
  9. #7b8285
  10. #7e8182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a868c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #818798 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7a8297 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #598d8d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #788897 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #738597 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5f8c91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-688997 {
  color: #688997;
}
Background
.bg-688997 {
  background-color: #688997;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-688997 {
  border: 2px solid #688997;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #688997;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 137 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 18% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-688997 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #688997, #687297);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-688997 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 137 151 / 0.35);
}

#5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.70 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 6.15 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 6.15 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 6.59 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 6.59 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.25 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.50 #977668 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Air Force Blue
#688997  rgb(104, 137, 151)  hsl(198, 18%, 50%)  Air Force Blue
#977668  rgb(151, 118, 104)  hsl(18, 18%, 50%)  Beaver
#976889  rgb(151, 104, 137)  hsl(318, 18%, 50%)  Mountbatten Pink
#899768  rgb(137, 151, 104)  hsl(78, 18%, 50%)  Moss Green