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#6180EA

#6180ea ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6180ea is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.04% red, 50.2% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.55% cyan, 45.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 226.42°, with 76.54% saturation and 64.9% 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 5.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2392

Complementary

  1. #6180ea
  2. #eacb61

Split complementary

  1. #6180ea
  2. #ea8661
  3. #c5ea61

Analogous

  1. #61c5ea
  2. #6180ea
  3. #8661ea

Triadic

  1. #6180ea
  2. #ea6180
  3. #80ea61

Tetradic

  1. #6180ea
  2. #cb61ea
  3. #eacb61
  4. #80ea61

Square

  1. #6180ea
  2. #ea61c5
  3. #eacb61
  4. #61ea86

Monochromatic

  1. #15349d
  2. #1e4ae1
  3. #6180ea
  4. #a5b6f3
  5. #e8edfc

Shades

#6180ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6180ea
  2. #5773d3
  3. #4e66bb
  4. #445aa4
  5. #3a4d8c
  6. #314075
  7. #27335e
  8. #1d2646
  9. #131a2f
  10. #0a0d17
  11. #000000

Tints

#6180ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6180ea
  2. #718dec
  3. #8199ee
  4. #90a6f0
  5. #a0b3f2
  6. #b0c0f5
  7. #c0ccf7
  8. #d0d9f9
  9. #dfe6fb
  10. #eff2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6180ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6180ea
  2. #6480df
  3. #6780d5
  4. #6a80ca
  5. #6d80c0
  6. #7180b5
  7. #7480aa
  8. #7780a0
  9. #7a8095
  10. #7d808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7984b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4e8dee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a80e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5688ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4c80e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #388fc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6180ea {
  color: #6180ea;
}
Background
.bg-6180ea {
  background-color: #6180ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6180ea {
  border: 2px solid #6180ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6180ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 128 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 77% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6180ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6180ea, #8661ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6180ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 128 234 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.99 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.87 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.98 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.28 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.00 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.31 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.66 #9e7f15 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6180ea  rgb(97, 128, 234)  hsl(226, 77%, 65%)  Glaucous
#eacb61  rgb(234, 203, 97)  hsl(46, 77%, 65%)  Naples Yellow
#ea6180  rgb(234, 97, 128)  hsl(346, 77%, 65%)  Blush
#80ea61  rgb(128, 234, 97)  hsl(106, 77%, 65%)  Pastel Green