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#697CB4

#697cb4 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697cb4 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 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.67% cyan, 31.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 224.8°, with 33.33% saturation and 55.88% 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 5.14:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2071

Complementary

  1. #697cb4
  2. #b4a169

Split complementary

  1. #697cb4
  2. #b47b69
  3. #a1b469

Analogous

  1. #69a1b4
  2. #697cb4
  3. #7b69b4

Triadic

  1. #697cb4
  2. #b4697c
  3. #7cb469

Tetradic

  1. #697cb4
  2. #a169b4
  3. #b4a169
  4. #7cb469

Square

  1. #697cb4
  2. #b469a1
  3. #b4a169
  4. #69b47b

Monochromatic

  1. #2c3758
  2. #45578b
  3. #697cb4
  4. #9ca9cd
  5. #cfd5e7

Shades

#697cb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697cb4
  2. #5f70a2
  3. #546390
  4. #4a577e
  5. #3f4a6c
  6. #353e5a
  7. #2a3248
  8. #202536
  9. #151924
  10. #0b0c12
  11. #000000

Tints

#697cb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697cb4
  2. #7889bc
  3. #8796c3
  4. #96a3cb
  5. #a5b0d2
  6. #b4beda
  7. #c3cbe1
  8. #d2d8e9
  9. #e1e5f0
  10. #f0f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697cb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697cb4
  2. #6b7caf
  3. #6e7daa
  4. #707da4
  5. #727e9f
  6. #757e9a
  7. #777e95
  8. #797f90
  9. #7b7f8a
  10. #7e8085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #767d96 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6981b6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #627bb3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #508790 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #697fb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #657bb3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b83a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697cb4 {
  color: #697cb4;
}
Background
.bg-697cb4 {
  background-color: #697cb4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697cb4 {
  border: 2px solid #697cb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697cb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 33% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697cb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697cb4, #7b69b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697cb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 180 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.04 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.25 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.27 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.64 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.17 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.22 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.39 #96834b Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697cb4  rgb(105, 124, 180)  hsl(225, 33%, 56%)  Glaucous
#b4a169  rgb(180, 161, 105)  hsl(45, 33%, 56%)  Ecru
#b4697c  rgb(180, 105, 124)  hsl(345, 33%, 56%)  Turkish Rose
#7cb469  rgb(124, 180, 105)  hsl(105, 33%, 56%)  Asparagus