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#697DAF

#697daf ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697daf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 49.02% green and 68.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40% cyan, 28.57% magenta, 0% yellow and 31.37% black. Its hue angle is 222.86°, 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 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 3.83.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.2077

Complementary

  1. #697daf
  2. #af9b69

Split complementary

  1. #697daf
  2. #af7869
  3. #a0af69

Analogous

  1. #69a0af
  2. #697daf
  3. #7869af

Triadic

  1. #697daf
  2. #af697d
  3. #7daf69

Tetradic

  1. #697daf
  2. #9b69af
  3. #af9b69
  4. #7daf69

Square

  1. #697daf
  2. #af69a0
  3. #af9b69
  4. #69af78

Monochromatic

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

Shades

#697daf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697daf
  2. #5f719e
  3. #54648c
  4. #4a587b
  5. #3f4b69
  6. #353f58
  7. #2a3246
  8. #202635
  9. #151923
  10. #0b0d12
  11. #000000

Tints

#697daf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697daf
  2. #788ab7
  3. #8797bf
  4. #96a4c7
  5. #a5b1cf
  6. #b4bed7
  7. #c3cbdf
  8. #d2d8e7
  9. #e1e5ef
  10. #f0f2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697daf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697daf
  2. #6b7daa
  3. #6e7ea6
  4. #707ea1
  5. #727e9c
  6. #757f98
  7. #777f93
  8. #797f8e
  9. #7b7f89
  10. #7e8085
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #767d94 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c81b1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #657bae ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #52878f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b7fb0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #677cae ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c839d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697daf {
  color: #697daf;
}
Background
.bg-697daf {
  background-color: #697daf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697daf {
  border: 2px solid #697daf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697daf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 125 175;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 30% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697daf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697daf, #7869af);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697daf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 125 175 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.83 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.15 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.95 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.88 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.88 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.93 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 10.03 #968250 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697daf  rgb(105, 125, 175)  hsl(223, 30%, 55%)  Glaucous
#af9b69  rgb(175, 155, 105)  hsl(43, 30%, 55%)  Ecru
#af697d  rgb(175, 105, 125)  hsl(343, 30%, 55%)  Turkish Rose
#7daf69  rgb(125, 175, 105)  hsl(103, 30%, 55%)  Asparagus