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#6281D1

#6281d1 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6281d1 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 81.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.11% cyan, 38.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.04% black. Its hue angle is 223.24°, with 54.68% saturation and 60.2% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.229

Complementary

  1. #6281d1
  2. #d1b262

Split complementary

  1. #6281d1
  2. #d17b62
  3. #b9d162

Analogous

  1. #62b9d1
  2. #6281d1
  3. #7b62d1

Triadic

  1. #6281d1
  2. #d16281
  3. #81d162

Tetradic

  1. #6281d1
  2. #b262d1
  3. #d1b262
  4. #81d162

Square

  1. #6281d1
  2. #d162b9
  3. #d1b262
  4. #62d17b

Monochromatic

  1. #233a77
  2. #3457b2
  3. #6281d1
  4. #9db0e2
  5. #d8e0f4

Shades

#6281d1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6281d1
  2. #5874bc
  3. #4e67a7
  4. #455a92
  5. #3b4d7d
  6. #314169
  7. #273454
  8. #1d273f
  9. #141a2a
  10. #0a0d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#6281d1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6281d1
  2. #728ed6
  3. #819ada
  4. #91a7df
  5. #a1b3e3
  6. #b1c0e8
  7. #c0cded
  8. #d0d9f1
  9. #e0e6f6
  10. #eff2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6281d1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6281d1
  2. #6581c9
  3. #6881c1
  4. #6b81b9
  5. #6e81b1
  6. #7181a9
  7. #7480a0
  8. #778098
  9. #7a8090
  10. #7d8088
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7883a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6189d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #547fcf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #29929f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6186d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a80d0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #478cb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6281d1 {
  color: #6281d1;
}
Background
.bg-6281d1 {
  background-color: #6281d1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6281d1 {
  border: 2px solid #6281d1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6281d1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 98 129 209;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 55% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6281d1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6281d1, #7b62d1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6281d1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(98 129 209 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.40 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.40 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.76 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.30 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.69 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.21 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.52 #9d7e2e Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6281d1  rgb(98, 129, 209)  hsl(223, 55%, 60%)  Glaucous
#d1b262  rgb(209, 178, 98)  hsl(43, 55%, 60%)  Vegas Gold
#d16281  rgb(209, 98, 129)  hsl(343, 55%, 60%)  Blush
#81d162  rgb(129, 209, 98)  hsl(103, 55%, 60%)  Pastel Green