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#697CB8

#697cb8 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697cb8 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 72.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.93% cyan, 32.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 225.57°, with 35.75% saturation and 56.67% 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 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2088

Complementary

  1. #697cb8
  2. #b8a569

Split complementary

  1. #697cb8
  2. #b87e69
  3. #a4b869

Analogous

  1. #69a4b8
  2. #697cb8
  3. #7e69b8

Triadic

  1. #697cb8
  2. #b8697c
  3. #7cb869

Tetradic

  1. #697cb8
  2. #a569b8
  3. #b8a569
  4. #7cb869

Square

  1. #697cb8
  2. #b869a4
  3. #b8a569
  4. #69b87e

Monochromatic

  1. #2c375c
  2. #445790
  3. #697cb8
  4. #9da9d1
  5. #d1d7e9

Shades

#697cb8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697cb8
  2. #5f70a6
  3. #546393
  4. #4a5781
  5. #3f4a6e
  6. #353e5c
  7. #2a324a
  8. #202537
  9. #151925
  10. #0b0c12
  11. #000000

Tints

#697cb8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697cb8
  2. #7889bf
  3. #8796c6
  4. #96a3cd
  5. #a5b0d4
  6. #b4bedc
  7. #c3cbe3
  8. #d2d8ea
  9. #e1e5f1
  10. #f0f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697cb8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697cb8
  2. #6b7cb2
  3. #6e7dad
  4. #707da7
  5. #727ea2
  6. #757e9c
  7. #777e96
  8. #797f91
  9. #7b7f8b
  10. #7e8086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #767d99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6782bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #607bb7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e8892 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #687fba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #647bb7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a84a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697cb8 {
  color: #697cb8;
}
Background
.bg-697cb8 {
  background-color: #697cb8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697cb8 {
  border: 2px solid #697cb8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697cb8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 184;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 36% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697cb8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697cb8, #7e69b8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697cb8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 184 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.00 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.17 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.29 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.32 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.15 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.35 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.50 #968347 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697cb8  rgb(105, 124, 184)  hsl(226, 36%, 57%)  Glaucous
#b8a569  rgb(184, 165, 105)  hsl(46, 36%, 57%)  Ecru
#b8697c  rgb(184, 105, 124)  hsl(346, 36%, 57%)  Rose Gold
#7cb869  rgb(124, 184, 105)  hsl(106, 36%, 57%)  Mantis