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#6197A2

#6197a2 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6197a2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.04% red, 59.22% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.12% cyan, 6.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 190.15°, with 25.9% saturation and 50.78% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.07.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2728

Complementary

  1. #6197a2
  2. #a26c61

Split complementary

  1. #6197a2
  2. #a26176
  3. #a28c61

Analogous

  1. #61a28c
  2. #6197a2
  3. #6176a2

Triadic

  1. #6197a2
  2. #a26197
  3. #97a261

Tetradic

  1. #6197a2
  2. #6c61a2
  3. #a26c61
  4. #97a261

Square

  1. #6197a2
  2. #8c61a2
  3. #a26c61
  4. #76a261

Monochromatic

  1. #273e43
  2. #446b73
  3. #6197a2
  4. #91b7be
  5. #c1d6db

Shades

#6197a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6197a2
  2. #578892
  3. #4e7982
  4. #446a71
  5. #3a5b61
  6. #314c51
  7. #273c41
  8. #1d2d31
  9. #131e20
  10. #0a0f10
  11. #000000

Tints

#6197a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6197a2
  2. #71a1ab
  3. #81acb5
  4. #90b6be
  5. #a0c1c7
  6. #b0cbd1
  7. #c0d5da
  8. #d0e0e3
  9. #dfeaec
  10. #eff5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6197a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6197a2
  2. #64959f
  3. #67929b
  4. #6a9098
  5. #6d8e94
  6. #718c91
  7. #74898e
  8. #77878a
  9. #7a8587
  10. #7d8283
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f9297 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e93a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #838ba2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #469c9a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7e95a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7790a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #529a9d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6197a2 {
  color: #6197a2;
}
Background
.bg-6197a2 {
  background-color: #6197a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6197a2 {
  border: 2px solid #6197a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6197a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 97 151 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 26% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6197a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6197a2, #6176a2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6197a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(97 151 162 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.07 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.13 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.29 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.60 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 11.37 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.91 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.91 #9e685d Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#6197a2  rgb(97, 151, 162)  hsl(190, 26%, 51%)  Cadet Blue
#a26c61  rgb(162, 108, 97)  hsl(10, 26%, 51%)  Copper Rose
#a26197  rgb(162, 97, 151)  hsl(310, 26%, 51%)  Mulberry
#97a261  rgb(151, 162, 97)  hsl(70, 26%, 51%)  Moss Green