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#6281E9

#6281e9 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6281e9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.43% red, 50.59% green and 91.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.94% cyan, 44.64% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 226.22°, with 75.42% 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 5.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.89.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2418

Complementary

  1. #6281e9
  2. #e9ca62

Split complementary

  1. #6281e9
  2. #e98662
  3. #c5e962

Analogous

  1. #62c5e9
  2. #6281e9
  3. #8662e9

Triadic

  1. #6281e9
  2. #e96281
  3. #81e962

Tetradic

  1. #6281e9
  2. #ca62e9
  3. #e9ca62
  4. #81e962

Square

  1. #6281e9
  2. #e962c5
  3. #e9ca62
  4. #62e986

Monochromatic

  1. #16359c
  2. #1f4bdf
  3. #6281e9
  4. #a5b7f2
  5. #e8edfc

Shades

#6281e9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6281e9
  2. #5874d2
  3. #4e67ba
  4. #455aa3
  5. #3b4d8c
  6. #314175
  7. #27345d
  8. #1d2746
  9. #141a2f
  10. #0a0d17
  11. #000000

Tints

#6281e9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6281e9
  2. #728eeb
  3. #819aed
  4. #91a7f0
  5. #a1b3f2
  6. #b1c0f4
  7. #c0cdf6
  8. #d0d9f8
  9. #e0e6fb
  10. #eff2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6281e9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6281e9
  2. #6581df
  3. #6881d4
  4. #6b81ca
  5. #6e81bf
  6. #7181b5
  7. #7480aa
  8. #7780a0
  9. #7a8095
  10. #7d808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a85b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #518ded ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3e81e7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5889eb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4f81e8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b90c6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6281e9 {
  color: #6281e9;
}
Background
.bg-6281e9 {
  background-color: #6281e9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6281e9 {
  border: 2px solid #6281e9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6281e9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 98 129 233;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 75% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6281e9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6281e9, #8662e9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6281e9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(98 129 233 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.89 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.61 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.70 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.54 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.01 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.60 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.93 #9d7e16 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6281e9  rgb(98, 129, 233)  hsl(226, 75%, 65%)  Glaucous
#e9ca62  rgb(233, 202, 98)  hsl(46, 75%, 65%)  Naples Yellow
#e96281  rgb(233, 98, 129)  hsl(346, 75%, 65%)  Blush
#81e962  rgb(129, 233, 98)  hsl(106, 75%, 65%)  Pastel Green