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#6079B2

#6079b2 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6079b2 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.65% red, 47.45% green and 69.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.07% cyan, 32.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 30.2% black. Its hue angle is 221.71°, with 34.75% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 3.63.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1938

Complementary

  1. #6079b2
  2. #b29960

Split complementary

  1. #6079b2
  2. #b27060
  3. #a2b260

Analogous

  1. #60a2b2
  2. #6079b2
  3. #7060b2

Triadic

  1. #6079b2
  2. #b26079
  3. #79b260

Tetradic

  1. #6079b2
  2. #9960b2
  3. #b29960
  4. #79b260

Square

  1. #6079b2
  2. #b260a2
  3. #b29960
  4. #60b270

Monochromatic

  1. #273452
  2. #405585
  3. #6079b2
  4. #94a4cb
  5. #c7d0e4

Shades

#6079b2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6079b2
  2. #566da0
  3. #4d618e
  4. #43557d
  5. #3a496b
  6. #303d59
  7. #263047
  8. #1d2435
  9. #131824
  10. #0a0c12
  11. #000000

Tints

#6079b2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6079b2
  2. #7086ba
  3. #8094c1
  4. #90a1c9
  5. #a0afd1
  6. #b0bcd9
  7. #bfc9e0
  8. #cfd7e8
  9. #dfe4f0
  10. #eff2f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6079b2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6079b2
  2. #637aad
  3. #667aa8
  4. #6a7ba3
  5. #6d7c9e
  6. #707d99
  7. #737d94
  8. #767e8f
  9. #7a7f8a
  10. #7d7f85
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7a7a7a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #707994 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #647eb4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c76b1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #41858d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #637cb3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d77b1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f809d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6079b2 {
  color: #6079b2;
}
Background
.bg-6079b2 {
  background-color: #6079b2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6079b2 {
  border: 2px solid #6079b2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6079b2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 96 121 178;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 35% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6079b2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6079b2, #7060b2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6079b2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(96 121 178 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.63 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.61 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.95 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.10 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.18 #0073cf True Blue ΔE 9.20 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.71 #9f864d Inverted #7a7a7a Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6079b2  rgb(96, 121, 178)  hsl(222, 35%, 54%)  Glaucous
#b29960  rgb(178, 153, 96)  hsl(42, 35%, 54%)  Camel
#b26079  rgb(178, 96, 121)  hsl(342, 35%, 54%)  Rose Gold
#79b260  rgb(121, 178, 96)  hsl(102, 35%, 54%)  Mantis