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#618AEF

#618aef ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#618aef is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.04% red, 54.12% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.41% cyan, 42.26% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 222.68°, with 81.61% saturation and 65.88% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.59.

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Relative luminance0.2695

Complementary

  1. #618aef
  2. #efc661

Split complementary

  1. #618aef
  2. #ef7f61
  3. #d1ef61

Analogous

  1. #61d1ef
  2. #618aef
  3. #7f61ef

Triadic

  1. #618aef
  2. #ef618a
  3. #8aef61

Tetradic

  1. #618aef
  2. #c661ef
  3. #efc661
  4. #8aef61

Square

  1. #618aef
  2. #ef61d1
  3. #efc661
  4. #61ef7f

Monochromatic

  1. #113ca6
  2. #1c57e8
  3. #618aef
  4. #a6bdf6
  5. #ecf1fd

Shades

#618aef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #618aef
  2. #577cd7
  3. #4e6ebf
  4. #4461a7
  5. #3a538f
  6. #314578
  7. #273760
  8. #1d2948
  9. #131c30
  10. #0a0e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#618aef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #618aef
  2. #7196f1
  3. #81a1f2
  4. #90adf4
  5. #a0b9f5
  6. #b0c5f7
  7. #c0d0f9
  8. #d0dcfa
  9. #dfe8fc
  10. #eff3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#618aef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #618aef
  2. #6489e4
  3. #6788d9
  4. #6a87ce
  5. #6d86c3
  6. #7185b8
  7. #7484ac
  8. #7783a1
  9. #7a8296
  10. #7d818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e8cbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5d95f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4988ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e91f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5389ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3398cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-618aef {
  color: #618aef;
}
Background
.bg-618aef {
  background-color: #618aef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-618aef {
  border: 2px solid #618aef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #618aef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 138 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 82% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-618aef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #618aef, #7f61ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-618aef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 138 239 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.59 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.77 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.78 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.97 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.06 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.50 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.17 #9e7510 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#618aef  rgb(97, 138, 239)  hsl(223, 82%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#efc661  rgb(239, 198, 97)  hsl(43, 82%, 66%)  Meat Brown
#ef618a  rgb(239, 97, 138)  hsl(343, 82%, 66%)  Blush
#8aef61  rgb(138, 239, 97)  hsl(103, 82%, 66%)  Inchworm