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#697BCC

#697bcc ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697bcc 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 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.53% cyan, 39.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 229.09°, with 49.25% saturation and 60.59% 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 5.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.83.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2153

Complementary

  1. #697bcc
  2. #ccba69

Split complementary

  1. #697bcc
  2. #cc8969
  3. #adcc69

Analogous

  1. #69adcc
  2. #697bcc
  3. #8969cc

Triadic

  1. #697bcc
  2. #cc697b
  3. #7bcc69

Tetradic

  1. #697bcc
  2. #ba69cc
  3. #ccba69
  4. #7bcc69

Square

  1. #697bcc
  2. #cc69ad
  3. #ccba69
  4. #69cc89

Monochromatic

  1. #283674
  2. #3b50ae
  3. #697bcc
  4. #a2addf
  5. #dbdff3

Shades

#697bcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697bcc
  2. #5f6fb8
  3. #5462a3
  4. #4a568f
  5. #3f4a7a
  6. #353e66
  7. #2a3152
  8. #20253d
  9. #151929
  10. #0b0c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#697bcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697bcc
  2. #7888d1
  3. #8795d6
  4. #96a3db
  5. #a5b0e0
  6. #b4bde6
  7. #c3caeb
  8. #d2d7f0
  9. #e1e5f5
  10. #f0f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697bcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697bcc
  2. #6b7cc4
  3. #6e7cbd
  4. #707db5
  5. #727dae
  6. #757ea6
  7. #777e9e
  8. #797f97
  9. #7b7f8f
  10. #7e8088
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #808080 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #777ea4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c84cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #527cca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #428c9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6181ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c7ccb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5486b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697bcc {
  color: #697bcc;
}
Background
.bg-697bcc {
  background-color: #697bcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697bcc {
  border: 2px solid #697bcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697bcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 123 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 49% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697bcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697bcc, #8969cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697bcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 123 204 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.83 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.86 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.38 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.97 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.13 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.25 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.73 #968433 Inverted #808080 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697bcc  rgb(105, 123, 204)  hsl(229, 49%, 61%)  Glaucous
#ccba69  rgb(204, 186, 105)  hsl(49, 49%, 61%)  Vegas Gold
#cc697b  rgb(204, 105, 123)  hsl(349, 49%, 61%)  Rose Gold
#7bcc69  rgb(123, 204, 105)  hsl(109, 49%, 61%)  Mantis