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#697CAF

#697caf ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697caf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 48.63% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40% cyan, 29.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 223.71°, with 30.43% saturation and 54.9% 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 5.1:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.17.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.2051

Complementary

  1. #697caf
  2. #af9c69

Split complementary

  1. #697caf
  2. #af7969
  3. #9faf69

Analogous

  1. #699faf
  2. #697caf
  3. #7969af

Triadic

  1. #697caf
  2. #af697c
  3. #7caf69

Tetradic

  1. #697caf
  2. #9c69af
  3. #af9c69
  4. #7caf69

Square

  1. #697caf
  2. #af699f
  3. #af9c69
  4. #69af79

Monochromatic

  1. #2c3753
  2. #475885
  3. #697caf
  4. #9ba8ca
  5. #cdd3e4

Shades

#697caf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697caf
  2. #5f709e
  3. #54638c
  4. #4a577b
  5. #3f4a69
  6. #353e58
  7. #2a3246
  8. #202535
  9. #151923
  10. #0b0c12
  11. #000000

Tints

#697caf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697caf
  2. #7889b7
  3. #8796bf
  4. #96a3c7
  5. #a5b0cf
  6. #b4bed7
  7. #c3cbdf
  8. #d2d8e7
  9. #e1e5ef
  10. #f0f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697caf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697caf
  2. #6b7caa
  3. #6e7da6
  4. #707da1
  5. #727e9c
  6. #757e98
  7. #777e93
  8. #797f8e
  9. #7b7f89
  10. #7e8085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7d7d7d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #767d94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b80b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #647aae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #52868e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a7fb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #667bae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c829c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697caf {
  color: #697caf;
}
Background
.bg-697caf {
  background-color: #697caf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697caf {
  border: 2px solid #697caf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697caf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 30% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697caf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697caf, #7969af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697caf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 175 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.17 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.37 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.25 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.95 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.04 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.06 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 10.06 #968350 Inverted #7d7d7d Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697caf  rgb(105, 124, 175)  hsl(224, 30%, 55%)  Glaucous
#af9c69  rgb(175, 156, 105)  hsl(44, 30%, 55%)  Ecru
#af697c  rgb(175, 105, 124)  hsl(344, 30%, 55%)  Turkish Rose
#7caf69  rgb(124, 175, 105)  hsl(104, 30%, 55%)  Asparagus