697BAE

#697BAE closest to Endless River

#697BAE is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Endless River. In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 48.2% green and 68.2% blue (rgb(105, 123, 174)). Its HSL value is 224° hue, 30% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 40% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black. #697BAE is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.05:1.

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Variations of #697BAE

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#697BAE color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#697BAE for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #697BAE appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6379AD
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6A7FB0
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #697EAF
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6379AD
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #667AAD
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #53858D
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #627FA0
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7C7C7C
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #787C8B

#697BAE contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.16:1 Poor#697BAE text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.05:1 Good#697BAE text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#697BAE in CSS

/* Endless River */
.color { color: #697BAE; }
.background { background-color: #697BAE; }
.border { border: 1px solid #697BAE; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(105 123 174);
color: hsl(224 30% 55%);
color: oklch(0.589 0.081 268.9);

#697BAE FAQ

What color is #697BAE?

#697BAE is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Endless River. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #697BAE?

#697BAE is rgb(105, 123, 174) in RGB, hsl(224, 30%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(40%, 29%, 0%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #697BAE?

The complementary color of #697BAE is #AE9C69, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #697BAE?

Black text has the best contrast on #697BAE: 5.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #697BAE a warm or cool color?

#697BAE is a cool color.