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#697597

#697597 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#697597 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 45.88% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.46% cyan, 22.52% magenta, 0% yellow and 40.78% black. Its hue angle is 224.35°, with 18.11% saturation and 50.2% 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 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 8.29.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1796

Complementary

  1. #697597
  2. #978b69

Split complementary

  1. #697597
  2. #977469
  3. #8c9769

Analogous

  1. #698c97
  2. #697597
  3. #746997

Triadic

  1. #697597
  2. #976975
  3. #759769

Tetradic

  1. #697597
  2. #8b6997
  3. #978b69
  4. #759769

Square

  1. #697597
  2. #97698c
  3. #978b69
  4. #699774

Monochromatic

  1. #2a2f3d
  2. #4a526a
  3. #697597
  4. #969fb6
  5. #c3c8d6

Shades

#697597 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697597
  2. #5f6988
  3. #545e79
  4. #4a526a
  5. #3f465b
  6. #353b4c
  7. #2a2f3c
  8. #20232d
  9. #15171e
  10. #0b0c0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#697597 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697597
  2. #7883a1
  3. #8791ac
  4. #969eb6
  5. #a5acc1
  6. #b4bacb
  7. #c3c8d5
  8. #d2d6e0
  9. #e1e3ea
  10. #f0f1f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697597 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697597
  2. #6b7695
  3. #6e7792
  4. #707890
  5. #72798e
  6. #757b8c
  7. #777c89
  8. #797d87
  9. #7b7e85
  10. #7e7f82
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #767676 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #717584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a7899 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #677496 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5d7c81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a7798 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #687497 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #62798a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697597 {
  color: #697597;
}
Background
.bg-697597 {
  background-color: #697597;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697597 {
  border: 2px solid #697597;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697597;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 117 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 18% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697597 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697597, #746997);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697597 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 117 151 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.29 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.78 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.78 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.37 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.17 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 10.17 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 11.31 #968a68 Inverted #767676 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697597  rgb(105, 117, 151)  hsl(224, 18%, 50%)  Glaucous
#978b69  rgb(151, 139, 105)  hsl(44, 18%, 50%)  Camel
#976975  rgb(151, 105, 117)  hsl(344, 18%, 50%)  Mauve Taupe
#759769  rgb(117, 151, 105)  hsl(104, 18%, 50%)  Asparagus