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#697BCA

#697bca ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697bca is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 48.24% green and 79.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.02% cyan, 39.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.78% black. Its hue angle is 228.87°, with 47.78% saturation and 60.2% 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 5.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.73.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2143

Complementary

  1. #697bca
  2. #cab869

Split complementary

  1. #697bca
  2. #ca8869
  3. #acca69

Analogous

  1. #69acca
  2. #697bca
  3. #8869ca

Triadic

  1. #697bca
  2. #ca697b
  3. #7bca69

Tetradic

  1. #697bca
  2. #b869ca
  3. #cab869
  4. #7bca69

Square

  1. #697bca
  2. #ca69ac
  3. #cab869
  4. #69ca88

Monochromatic

  1. #283672
  2. #3c51aa
  3. #697bca
  4. #a2adde
  5. #dadef2

Shades

#697bca mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697bca
  2. #5f6fb6
  3. #5462a2
  4. #4a568d
  5. #3f4a79
  6. #353e65
  7. #2a3151
  8. #20253d
  9. #151928
  10. #0b0c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#697bca mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697bca
  2. #7888cf
  3. #8795d5
  4. #96a3da
  5. #a5b0df
  6. #b4bde5
  7. #c3caea
  8. #d2d7ef
  9. #e1e5f4
  10. #f0f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697bca mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697bca
  2. #6b7cc3
  3. #6e7cbb
  4. #707db4
  5. #727dac
  6. #757ea5
  7. #777e9e
  8. #797f96
  9. #7b7f8f
  10. #7e8087
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #777ea3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d84cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #547cc8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #438c99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6280cc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d7bc9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5585af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697bca {
  color: #697bca;
}
Background
.bg-697bca {
  background-color: #697bca;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697bca {
  border: 2px solid #697bca;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697bca;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 123 202;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 48% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697bca {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697bca, #8869ca);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697bca {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 123 202 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.73 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.96 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.35 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.12 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.30 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.40 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.69 #968435 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697bca  rgb(105, 123, 202)  hsl(229, 48%, 60%)  Glaucous
#cab869  rgb(202, 184, 105)  hsl(49, 48%, 60%)  Vegas Gold
#ca697b  rgb(202, 105, 123)  hsl(349, 48%, 60%)  Rose Gold
#7bca69  rgb(123, 202, 105)  hsl(109, 48%, 60%)  Mantis