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#608BEC

#608bec ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#608bec is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.65% red, 54.51% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.32% cyan, 41.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 221.57°, with 78.65% saturation and 65.1% 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 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.17.

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Relative luminance0.2701

Complementary

  1. #608bec
  2. #ecc160

Split complementary

  1. #608bec
  2. #ec7b60
  3. #d1ec60

Analogous

  1. #60d1ec
  2. #608bec
  3. #7b60ec

Triadic

  1. #608bec
  2. #ec608b
  3. #8bec60

Tetradic

  1. #608bec
  2. #c160ec
  3. #ecc160
  4. #8bec60

Square

  1. #608bec
  2. #ec60d1
  3. #ecc160
  4. #60ec7b

Monochromatic

  1. #133ea0
  2. #1c59e4
  3. #608bec
  4. #a4bdf4
  5. #e9effc

Shades

#608bec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #608bec
  2. #567dd4
  3. #4d6fbd
  4. #4361a5
  5. #3a538e
  6. #304676
  7. #26385e
  8. #1d2a47
  9. #131c2f
  10. #0a0e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#608bec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #608bec
  2. #7097ee
  3. #80a2f0
  4. #90aef2
  5. #a0b9f4
  6. #b0c5f6
  7. #bfd1f7
  8. #cfdcf9
  9. #dfe8fb
  10. #eff3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#608bec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #608bec
  2. #638ae1
  3. #6689d6
  4. #6a88cc
  5. #6d87c1
  6. #7086b6
  7. #7384ab
  8. #7683a0
  9. #7a8296
  10. #7d818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e8dbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6095f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d88ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6091ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5589eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3398cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-608bec {
  color: #608bec;
}
Background
.bg-608bec {
  background-color: #608bec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-608bec {
  border: 2px solid #608bec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #608bec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 96 139 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 79% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-608bec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #608bec, #7b60ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-608bec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(96 139 236 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.17 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.20 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.46 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.58 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.61 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.24 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.86 #9f7413 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#608bec  rgb(96, 139, 236)  hsl(222, 79%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#ecc160  rgb(236, 193, 96)  hsl(42, 79%, 65%)  Meat Brown
#ec608b  rgb(236, 96, 139)  hsl(342, 79%, 65%)  Blush
#8bec60  rgb(139, 236, 96)  hsl(102, 79%, 65%)  Inchworm