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#677EAD

#677EAD is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Glaucous. In RGB it’s made of 40.4% red, 49.4% green, and 67.8% blue. Its hue is 220°, with 30% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #677EAD as they’d see it.

Typical vision#677EAD
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #677EAD?

#677EAD is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Glaucous. In RGB it’s made of 40.4% red, 49.4% green, and 67.8% blue. Its hue is 220°, with 30% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #677EAD in RGB?

#677EAD is rgb(103, 126, 173): 103 red, 126 green, and 173 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #677EAD in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(40, 27, 0, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #677EAD?

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 #677EAD?

Its complement #917B4E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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