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#697DBA

#697dba ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697dba 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 72.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.55% cyan, 32.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 27.06% black. Its hue angle is 225.19°, with 36.99% saturation and 57.06% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 3.7.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2122

Complementary

  1. #697dba
  2. #baa669

Split complementary

  1. #697dba
  2. #ba7e69
  3. #a5ba69

Analogous

  1. #69a5ba
  2. #697dba
  3. #7e69ba

Triadic

  1. #697dba
  2. #ba697d
  3. #7dba69

Tetradic

  1. #697dba
  2. #a669ba
  3. #baa669
  4. #7dba69

Square

  1. #697dba
  2. #ba69a5
  3. #baa669
  4. #69ba7e

Monochromatic

  1. #2b385f
  2. #445793
  3. #697dba
  4. #9daad2
  5. #d2d8ea

Shades

#697dba mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697dba
  2. #5f71a7
  3. #546495
  4. #4a5882
  5. #3f4b70
  6. #353f5d
  7. #2a324a
  8. #202638
  9. #151925
  10. #0b0d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#697dba mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697dba
  2. #788ac1
  3. #8797c8
  4. #96a4cf
  5. #a5b1d6
  6. #b4bedd
  7. #c3cbe3
  8. #d2d8ea
  9. #e1e5f1
  10. #f0f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697dba mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697dba
  2. #6b7db4
  3. #6e7eae
  4. #707ea9
  5. #727ea3
  6. #757f9d
  7. #777f97
  8. #797f91
  9. #7b7f8c
  10. #7e8086
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #777e9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6783bd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #607cb9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d8a93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6881bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #647cb9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5985a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697dba {
  color: #697dba;
}
Background
.bg-697dba {
  background-color: #697dba;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697dba {
  border: 2px solid #697dba;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697dba;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 125 186;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 37% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697dba {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697dba, #7e69ba);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697dba {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 125 186 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.70 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.95 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.06 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.30 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.89 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 10.03 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 10.50 #968245 Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697dba  rgb(105, 125, 186)  hsl(225, 37%, 57%)  Glaucous
#baa669  rgb(186, 166, 105)  hsl(45, 37%, 57%)  Ecru
#ba697d  rgb(186, 105, 125)  hsl(345, 37%, 57%)  Rose Gold
#7dba69  rgb(125, 186, 105)  hsl(105, 37%, 57%)  Mantis