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#697CAF closest to Orbital

#697CAF is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is Orbital. In the RGB color model it is made of 41.2% red, 48.6% green and 68.6% blue (rgb(105, 124, 175)). Its HSL value is 224° hue, 30% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 40% cyan, 29% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black. #697CAF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.10:1.

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Variations of #697CAF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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

How #697CAF 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 #647AAE
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6B80B1
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6A7FB0
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #647AAE
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #667BAE
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #52868E
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #6280A1
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7D7D7D
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #787D8C

#697CAF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.12:1 Poor#697CAF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.10:1 Good#697CAF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#697CAF in CSS

/* Orbital */
.color { color: #697CAF; }
.background { background-color: #697CAF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #697CAF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(105 124 175);
color: hsl(224 30% 55%);
color: oklch(0.592 0.082 268.2);

#697CAF FAQ

What color is #697CAF?

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

What is the RGB value of #697CAF?

#697CAF is rgb(105, 124, 175) in RGB, hsl(224, 30%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(40%, 29%, 0%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #697CAF?

The complementary color of #697CAF is #AF9C69, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #697CAF?

Black text has the best contrast on #697CAF: 5.10:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #697CAF a warm or cool color?

#697CAF is a cool color.