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#697BE7

#697be7 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697be7 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 90.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.55% cyan, 46.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 231.43°, with 72.41% saturation and 65.88% 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 5.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 6.84.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.2294

Complementary

  1. #697be7
  2. #e7d569

Split complementary

  1. #697be7
  2. #e79669
  3. #bae769

Analogous

  1. #69bae7
  2. #697be7
  3. #9669e7

Triadic

  1. #697be7
  2. #e7697b
  3. #7be769

Tetradic

  1. #697be7
  2. #d569e7
  3. #e7d569
  4. #7be769

Square

  1. #697be7
  2. #e769ba
  3. #e7d569
  4. #69e796

Monochromatic

  1. #192c9e
  2. #2741dc
  3. #697be7
  4. #abb5f2
  5. #edeffc

Shades

#697be7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697be7
  2. #5f6fd0
  3. #5462b9
  4. #4a56a2
  5. #3f4a8b
  6. #353e74
  7. #2a315c
  8. #202545
  9. #15192e
  10. #0b0c17
  11. #000000

Tints

#697be7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697be7
  2. #7888e9
  3. #8795ec
  4. #96a3ee
  5. #a5b0f1
  6. #b4bdf3
  7. #c3caf5
  8. #d2d7f8
  9. #e1e5fa
  10. #f0f2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697be7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697be7
  2. #6b7cdd
  3. #6e7cd2
  4. #707dc8
  5. #727dbe
  6. #757eb4
  7. #777ea9
  8. #797f9f
  9. #7b7f95
  10. #7e808a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a80b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4989eb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #387fe5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2693a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5784e9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #507de6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a8ac3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697be7 {
  color: #697be7;
}
Background
.bg-697be7 {
  background-color: #697be7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697be7 {
  border: 2px solid #697be7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697be7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 123 231;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 72% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697be7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697be7, #9669e7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697be7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 123 231 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.84 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.54 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.61 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 7.69 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.95 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.25 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.29 #968418 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697be7  rgb(105, 123, 231)  hsl(231, 72%, 66%)  Glaucous
#e7d569  rgb(231, 213, 105)  hsl(51, 72%, 66%)  Straw
#e7697b  rgb(231, 105, 123)  hsl(351, 72%, 66%)  Blush
#7be769  rgb(123, 231, 105)  hsl(111, 72%, 66%)  Pastel Green