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#6281CD

#6281cd ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6281cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.43% red, 50.59% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.2% cyan, 37.07% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 222.62°, with 51.69% saturation and 59.41% 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 5.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.227

Complementary

  1. #6281cd
  2. #cdae62

Split complementary

  1. #6281cd
  2. #cd7962
  3. #b6cd62

Analogous

  1. #62b6cd
  2. #6281cd
  3. #7962cd

Triadic

  1. #6281cd
  2. #cd6281
  3. #81cd62

Tetradic

  1. #6281cd
  2. #ae62cd
  3. #cdae62
  4. #81cd62

Square

  1. #6281cd
  2. #cd62b6
  3. #cdae62
  4. #62cd79

Monochromatic

  1. #243b72
  2. #3759ac
  3. #6281cd
  4. #9cb0df
  5. #d6def2

Shades

#6281cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6281cd
  2. #5874b9
  3. #4e67a4
  4. #455a90
  5. #3b4d7b
  6. #314167
  7. #273452
  8. #1d273e
  9. #141a29
  10. #0a0d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#6281cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6281cd
  2. #728ed2
  3. #819ad7
  4. #91a7dc
  5. #a1b3e1
  6. #b1c0e6
  7. #c0cdeb
  8. #d0d9f0
  9. #e0e6f5
  10. #eff2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6281cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6281cd
  2. #6581c5
  3. #6881be
  4. #6b81b6
  5. #6e81ae
  6. #7181a7
  7. #74809f
  8. #778097
  9. #7a808f
  10. #7d8088
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7782a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6388d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #577fcb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e919d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6385cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b80cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #488bb2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6281cd {
  color: #6281cd;
}
Background
.bg-6281cd {
  background-color: #6281cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6281cd {
  border: 2px solid #6281cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6281cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 98 129 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 52% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6281cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6281cd, #7962cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6281cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(98 129 205 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 2.98 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.19 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.88 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.47 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.48 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.39 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.47 #9d7e32 Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6281cd  rgb(98, 129, 205)  hsl(223, 52%, 59%)  Glaucous
#cdae62  rgb(205, 174, 98)  hsl(43, 52%, 59%)  Vegas Gold
#cd6281  rgb(205, 98, 129)  hsl(343, 52%, 59%)  Blush
#81cd62  rgb(129, 205, 98)  hsl(103, 52%, 59%)  Mantis