Close to Glaucous
#6972AD
#6972AD is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Glaucous. In RGB it’s made of 41.2% red, 44.7% green, and 67.8% blue. Its hue is 232°, with 29% saturation and 55% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #6972AD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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4.55:1 AABlack text on this color
4.61:1 AAThis color as text on white
4.55:1 AAThis color as text on black
4.61:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #6972AD as they’d see it.
#6972AD in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #6972AD
What color is #6972AD?
#6972AD is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Glaucous. In RGB it’s made of 41.2% red, 44.7% green, and 67.8% blue. Its hue is 232°, with 29% saturation and 55% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #6972AD in RGB?
#6972AD is rgb(105, 114, 173): 105 red, 114 green, and 173 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #6972AD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(39, 34, 0, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #6972AD?
PANTONE 7456 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #6972AD?
Its complement #7F773A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.