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#697CDA

#697cda ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697cda is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 48.63% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.83% cyan, 43.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 229.91°, with 60.43% saturation and 63.33% 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 5.59.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2248

Complementary

  1. #697cda
  2. #dac769

Split complementary

  1. #697cda
  2. #da8e69
  3. #b4da69

Analogous

  1. #69b4da
  2. #697cda
  3. #8e69da

Triadic

  1. #697cda
  2. #da697c
  3. #7cda69

Tetradic

  1. #697cda
  2. #c769da
  3. #dac769
  4. #7cda69

Square

  1. #697cda
  2. #da69b4
  3. #dac769
  4. #69da8e

Monochromatic

  1. #223388
  2. #314ac6
  3. #697cda
  4. #a6b2e9
  5. #e4e7f8

Shades

#697cda mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697cda
  2. #5f70c4
  3. #5463ae
  4. #4a5799
  5. #3f4a83
  6. #353e6d
  7. #2a3257
  8. #202541
  9. #15192c
  10. #0b0c16
  11. #000000

Tints

#697cda mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697cda
  2. #7889de
  3. #8796e1
  4. #96a3e5
  5. #a5b0e9
  6. #b4beed
  7. #c3cbf0
  8. #d2d8f4
  9. #e1e5f8
  10. #f0f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697cda mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697cda
  2. #6b7cd1
  3. #6e7dc8
  4. #707dbf
  5. #727eb6
  6. #757ead
  7. #777ea4
  8. #797f9b
  9. #7b7f92
  10. #7e8089
  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 #7980ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5587de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #487ed8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3690a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5d83dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #577dd9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f89ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697cda {
  color: #697cda;
}
Background
.bg-697cda {
  background-color: #697cda;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697cda {
  border: 2px solid #697cda;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697cda;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 124 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 60% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697cda {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697cda, #8e69da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697cda {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 124 218 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.59 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.70 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.34 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.43 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.44 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.68 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 9.06 #968325 Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697cda  rgb(105, 124, 218)  hsl(230, 60%, 63%)  Glaucous
#dac769  rgb(218, 199, 105)  hsl(50, 60%, 63%)  Straw
#da697c  rgb(218, 105, 124)  hsl(350, 60%, 63%)  Blush
#7cda69  rgb(124, 218, 105)  hsl(110, 60%, 63%)  Pastel Green