Close to Glaucous
#69779C
#69779C is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Glaucous. In RGB it’s made of 41.2% red, 46.7% green, and 61.2% blue. Its hue is 224°, with 20% saturation and 51% 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 #69779C.
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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4.72:1 AAThis color as text on white
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4.72:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #69779C as they’d see it.
#69779C 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 #69779C
What color is #69779C?
#69779C is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Glaucous. In RGB it’s made of 41.2% red, 46.7% green, and 61.2% blue. Its hue is 224°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #69779C in RGB?
#69779C is rgb(105, 119, 156): 105 red, 119 green, and 156 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #69779C in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(33, 24, 0, 39). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #69779C?
PANTONE 2669 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #69779C?
Its complement #847752 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.