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#697BDF

#697bdf ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697bdf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 48.24% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.91% cyan, 44.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 230.85°, with 64.84% saturation and 64.31% 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 6.17.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.225

Complementary

  1. #697bdf
  2. #dfcd69

Split complementary

  1. #697bdf
  2. #df9269
  3. #b6df69

Analogous

  1. #69b6df
  2. #697bdf
  3. #9269df

Triadic

  1. #697bdf
  2. #df697b
  3. #7bdf69

Tetradic

  1. #697bdf
  2. #cd69df
  3. #dfcd69
  4. #7bdf69

Square

  1. #697bdf
  2. #df69b6
  3. #dfcd69
  4. #69df92

Monochromatic

  1. #1f3090
  2. #2c45cf
  3. #697bdf
  4. #a8b2ec
  5. #e7eafa

Shades

#697bdf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697bdf
  2. #5f6fc9
  3. #5462b2
  4. #4a569c
  5. #3f4a86
  6. #353e70
  7. #2a3159
  8. #202543
  9. #15192d
  10. #0b0c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#697bdf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697bdf
  2. #7888e2
  3. #8795e5
  4. #96a3e9
  5. #a5b0ec
  6. #b4bdef
  7. #c3caf2
  8. #d2d7f5
  9. #e1e5f9
  10. #f0f2fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697bdf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697bdf
  2. #6b7cd6
  3. #6e7ccc
  4. #707dc3
  5. #727db9
  6. #757eb0
  7. #777ea6
  8. #797f9d
  9. #7b7f93
  10. #7e808a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7980af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f88e3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #427edd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3191a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5b83e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #547dde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d89be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697bdf {
  color: #697bdf;
}
Background
.bg-697bdf {
  background-color: #697bdf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697bdf {
  border: 2px solid #697bdf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697bdf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 123 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 65% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697bdf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697bdf, #9269df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697bdf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 123 223 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.17 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.48 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.86 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.90 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.18 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.04 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.32 #968420 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697bdf  rgb(105, 123, 223)  hsl(231, 65%, 64%)  Glaucous
#dfcd69  rgb(223, 205, 105)  hsl(51, 65%, 64%)  Straw
#df697b  rgb(223, 105, 123)  hsl(351, 65%, 64%)  Blush
#7bdf69  rgb(123, 223, 105)  hsl(111, 65%, 64%)  Pastel Green