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#697AA0

#697aa0 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#697aa0 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 47.84% green and 62.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.38% cyan, 23.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 221.45°, with 22.45% saturation and 51.96% 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 4.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.73.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1946

Complementary

  1. #697aa0
  2. #a08f69

Split complementary

  1. #697aa0
  2. #a07369
  3. #96a069

Analogous

  1. #6996a0
  2. #697aa0
  3. #7369a0

Triadic

  1. #697aa0
  2. #a0697a
  3. #7aa069

Tetradic

  1. #697aa0
  2. #8f69a0
  3. #a08f69
  4. #7aa069

Square

  1. #697aa0
  2. #a06996
  3. #a08f69
  4. #69a073

Monochromatic

  1. #2b3345
  2. #495673
  3. #697aa0
  4. #98a4be
  5. #c7cddb

Shades

#697aa0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697aa0
  2. #5f6e90
  3. #546280
  4. #4a5570
  5. #3f4960
  6. #353d50
  7. #2a3140
  8. #202530
  9. #151820
  10. #0b0c10
  11. #000000

Tints

#697aa0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697aa0
  2. #7887aa
  3. #8795b3
  4. #96a2bd
  5. #a5afc6
  6. #b4bdd0
  7. #c3cad9
  8. #d2d7e3
  9. #e1e4ec
  10. #f0f2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697aa0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697aa0
  2. #6b7b9d
  3. #6e7b9a
  4. #707c96
  5. #727c93
  6. #757d90
  7. #777e8d
  8. #797e8a
  9. #7b7f86
  10. #7e7f83
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #747a8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d7da2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #68789f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #598287 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c7ca1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #69799f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #607f92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697aa0 {
  color: #697aa0;
}
Background
.bg-697aa0 {
  background-color: #697aa0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697aa0 {
  border: 2px solid #697aa0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697aa0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 122 160;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 22% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697aa0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697aa0, #7369a0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697aa0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 122 160 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.73 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.32 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.32 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.14 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.14 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.24 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.50 #96855f Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697aa0  rgb(105, 122, 160)  hsl(221, 22%, 52%)  Glaucous
#a08f69  rgb(160, 143, 105)  hsl(41, 22%, 52%)  Camel
#a0697a  rgb(160, 105, 122)  hsl(341, 22%, 52%)  Mauve Taupe
#7aa069  rgb(122, 160, 105)  hsl(101, 22%, 52%)  Asparagus