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#697AE4

#697ae4 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697ae4 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 47.84% green and 89.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.95% cyan, 46.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 231.71°, with 69.49% saturation and 65.29% 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 5.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 6.75.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2252

Complementary

  1. #697ae4
  2. #e4d369

Split complementary

  1. #697ae4
  2. #e49569
  3. #b7e469

Analogous

  1. #69b7e4
  2. #697ae4
  3. #9569e4

Triadic

  1. #697ae4
  2. #e4697a
  3. #7ae469

Tetradic

  1. #697ae4
  2. #d369e4
  3. #e4d369
  4. #7ae469

Square

  1. #697ae4
  2. #e469b7
  3. #e4d369
  4. #69e495

Monochromatic

  1. #1b2d99
  2. #2840d8
  3. #697ae4
  4. #aab3f0
  5. #ebedfb

Shades

#697ae4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697ae4
  2. #5f6ecd
  3. #5462b6
  4. #4a55a0
  5. #3f4989
  6. #353d72
  7. #2a315b
  8. #202544
  9. #15182e
  10. #0b0c17
  11. #000000

Tints

#697ae4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697ae4
  2. #7887e7
  3. #8795e9
  4. #96a2ec
  5. #a5afef
  6. #b4bdf2
  7. #c3caf4
  8. #d2d7f7
  9. #e1e4fa
  10. #f0f2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697ae4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697ae4
  2. #6b7bda
  3. #6e7bd0
  4. #707cc6
  5. #727cbc
  6. #757db2
  7. #777ea8
  8. #797e9e
  9. #7b7f94
  10. #7e7f8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #797fb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4988e8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a7ee2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2b91a4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5883e6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #517ce3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b89c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697ae4 {
  color: #697ae4;
}
Background
.bg-697ae4 {
  background-color: #697ae4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697ae4 {
  border: 2px solid #697ae4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697ae4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 122 228;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 69% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697ae4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697ae4, #9569e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697ae4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 122 228 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.75 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.33 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.34 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.51 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.98 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.43 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.62 #96851b Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697ae4  rgb(105, 122, 228)  hsl(232, 69%, 65%)  Glaucous
#e4d369  rgb(228, 211, 105)  hsl(52, 69%, 65%)  Straw
#e4697a  rgb(228, 105, 122)  hsl(352, 69%, 65%)  Blush
#7ae469  rgb(122, 228, 105)  hsl(112, 69%, 65%)  Pastel Green