Start generating
697C8F

#697C8F closest to Whale Shark

#697C8F is a medium, muted blue; the closest named color is Whale Shark. In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 48.6% green and 56.1% blue (rgb(105, 124, 143)). Its HSL value is 210° hue, 15% saturation and 49% lightness, and in CMYK it is 27% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black. #697C8F is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.88:1.

Make a palette with #697C8F

#697C8F color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #697C8F

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

697C8F5A6B7C4C5A693E4A57313B45242C34181E240C1115040507000101

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

697C8F77889A8595A594A2B0A2AEBBB1BCC6C1C9D1D0D6DCDFE4E8EFF1F3

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

697C8F6B7C8E6E7D8C707D8B727E89757E88777F86797F857C7F837E8082

Hues

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

608182608085617F88637E8B667D8D697C8F6D7B9070799074789078778F7C758D

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

5D7DA75F7DA2627D9D647D99677C94697C8F707D8C777F8A7E80878481848B8281

#697C8F color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

697C8F8F7C69
Open in generator →

Split complementary

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

697C8F8F69698F8F69
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

697C8F698F8F69698F
Open in generator →

Triadic

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

697C8F8F697C7C8F69
Open in generator →

Tetradic

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

697C8F7C698F8F7C697C8F69
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

697C8F8F698F8F7C69698F69
Open in generator →

#697C8F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #697C8F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #70788F
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #757C90
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #727C90
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #70788F
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #6E7A8F
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #5E8082
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #657E89
  • Achromatopsia 93% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7A7A7A
  • Achromatomaly 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #767A80

#697C8F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.30:1 Poor#697C8F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.88:1 Good#697C8F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #697C8F

Palettes with #697C8F

#697C8F in CSS

/* Whale Shark */
.color { color: #697C8F; }
.background { background-color: #697C8F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #697C8F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(105 124 143);
color: hsl(210 15% 49%);
color: oklch(0.578 0.037 248.5);

#697C8F FAQ

What color is #697C8F?

#697C8F is a medium, muted blue. Its closest named color is Whale Shark. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #697C8F?

#697C8F is rgb(105, 124, 143) in RGB, hsl(210, 15%, 49%) in HSL and cmyk(27%, 13%, 0%, 44%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #697C8F?

The complementary color of #697C8F is #8F7C69, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #697C8F?

Black text has the best contrast on #697C8F: 4.88:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #697C8F a warm or cool color?

#697C8F is a cool color.