Close to Glaucous
#697EAE
#697EAE is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Glaucous. In RGB it’s made of 41.2% red, 49.4% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 222°, with 30% 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 #697EAE.
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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5.20:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #697EAE as they’d see it.
#697EAE 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 #697EAE
What color is #697EAE?
#697EAE is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Glaucous. In RGB it’s made of 41.2% red, 49.4% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 222°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #697EAE in RGB?
#697EAE is rgb(105, 126, 174): 105 red, 126 green, and 174 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #697EAE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(40, 28, 0, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #697EAE?
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 #697EAE?
Its complement #907C4E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.