7697C7

#7697C7 closest to King Neptune

#7697C7 is a medium, moderately saturated blue; the closest named color is King Neptune. In the RGB color model it is made of 46.3% red, 59.2% green and 78.0% blue (rgb(118, 151, 199)). Its HSL value is 216° hue, 42% saturation and 62% lightness, and in CMYK it is 41% cyan, 24% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black. #7697C7 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.02:1.

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Variations of #7697C7

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.

#7697C7 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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#7697C7 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #7697C7 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 #7C92C6
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8599C9
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8198C8
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #7C92C6
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7B94C7
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #5AA1A7
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #6D9BB9
  • Achromatopsia 84% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #959595
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8E96A3

#7697C7 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.99:1 Very poor#7697C7 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.02:1 Very good#7697C7 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#7697C7 in CSS

/* King Neptune */
.color { color: #7697C7; }
.background { background-color: #7697C7; }
.border { border: 1px solid #7697C7; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(118 151 199);
color: hsl(216 42% 62%);
color: oklch(0.670 0.081 257.7);

#7697C7 FAQ

What color is #7697C7?

#7697C7 is a medium, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is King Neptune. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #7697C7?

#7697C7 is rgb(118, 151, 199) in RGB, hsl(216, 42%, 62%) in HSL and cmyk(41%, 24%, 0%, 22%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #7697C7?

The complementary color of #7697C7 is #C7A676, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #7697C7?

Black text has the best contrast on #7697C7: 7.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #7697C7 a warm or cool color?

#7697C7 is a cool color.