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#697FC5

#697fc5 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#697fc5 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 49.8% green and 77.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.7% cyan, 35.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.75% black. Its hue angle is 225.65°, with 44.23% saturation and 59.22% 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 5.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 3.53.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.2221

Complementary

  1. #697fc5
  2. #c5af69

Split complementary

  1. #697fc5
  2. #c58169
  3. #adc569

Analogous

  1. #69adc5
  2. #697fc5
  3. #8169c5

Triadic

  1. #697fc5
  2. #c5697f
  3. #7fc569

Tetradic

  1. #697fc5
  2. #af69c5
  3. #c5af69
  4. #7fc569

Square

  1. #697fc5
  2. #c569ad
  3. #c5af69
  4. #69c581

Monochromatic

  1. #2a396b
  2. #3f57a3
  3. #697fc5
  4. #a0aeda
  5. #d7ddf0

Shades

#697fc5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #697fc5
  2. #5f72b1
  3. #54669e
  4. #4a598a
  5. #3f4c76
  6. #354063
  7. #2a334f
  8. #20263b
  9. #151927
  10. #0b0d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#697fc5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #697fc5
  2. #788ccb
  3. #8799d1
  4. #96a5d6
  5. #a5b2dc
  6. #b4bfe2
  7. #c3cce8
  8. #d2d9ee
  9. #e1e5f3
  10. #f0f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#697fc5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #697fc5
  2. #6b7fbe
  3. #6e7fb7
  4. #707fb0
  5. #727fa9
  6. #7580a3
  7. #77809c
  8. #798095
  9. #7b808e
  10. #7e8087
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #828282 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7981a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6586c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c7ec3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #468e99 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6783c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #627ec4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5688ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-697fc5 {
  color: #697fc5;
}
Background
.bg-697fc5 {
  background-color: #697fc5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-697fc5 {
  border: 2px solid #697fc5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #697fc5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 127 197;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 44% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-697fc5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #697fc5, #8169c5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-697fc5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 127 197 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.53 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.66 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.74 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.84 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.99 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.14 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.38 #96803a Inverted #828282 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#697fc5  rgb(105, 127, 197)  hsl(226, 44%, 59%)  Glaucous
#c5af69  rgb(197, 175, 105)  hsl(46, 44%, 59%)  Vegas Gold
#c5697f  rgb(197, 105, 127)  hsl(346, 44%, 59%)  Rose Gold
#7fc569  rgb(127, 197, 105)  hsl(106, 44%, 59%)  Mantis