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#6281EA

#6281ea ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6281ea 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 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.12% cyan, 44.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 226.32°, with 76.4% saturation and 65.1% 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 5.85:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2424

Complementary

  1. #6281ea
  2. #eacb62

Split complementary

  1. #6281ea
  2. #ea8762
  3. #c5ea62

Analogous

  1. #62c5ea
  2. #6281ea
  3. #8762ea

Triadic

  1. #6281ea
  2. #ea6281
  3. #81ea62

Tetradic

  1. #6281ea
  2. #cb62ea
  3. #eacb62
  4. #81ea62

Square

  1. #6281ea
  2. #ea62c5
  3. #eacb62
  4. #62ea87

Monochromatic

  1. #15349e
  2. #1f4be1
  3. #6281ea
  4. #a5b7f3
  5. #e9edfc

Shades

#6281ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6281ea
  2. #5874d3
  3. #4e67bb
  4. #455aa4
  5. #3b4d8c
  6. #314175
  7. #27345e
  8. #1d2746
  9. #141a2f
  10. #0a0d17
  11. #000000

Tints

#6281ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6281ea
  2. #728eec
  3. #819aee
  4. #91a7f0
  5. #a1b3f2
  6. #b1c0f5
  7. #c0cdf7
  8. #d0d9f9
  9. #e0e6fb
  10. #eff2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6281ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6281ea
  2. #6581df
  3. #6881d5
  4. #6b81ca
  5. #6e81c0
  6. #7181b5
  7. #7480aa
  8. #7780a0
  9. #7a8095
  10. #7d808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a85b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #508dee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d81e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0098aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5889ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e81e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a90c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6281ea {
  color: #6281ea;
}
Background
.bg-6281ea {
  background-color: #6281ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6281ea {
  border: 2px solid #6281ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6281ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 98 129 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 76% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6281ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6281ea, #8762ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6281ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(98 129 234 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.99 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.63 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.70 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 7.53 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.09 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.63 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.96 #9d7e15 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6281ea  rgb(98, 129, 234)  hsl(226, 76%, 65%)  Glaucous
#eacb62  rgb(234, 203, 98)  hsl(46, 76%, 65%)  Naples Yellow
#ea6281  rgb(234, 98, 129)  hsl(346, 76%, 65%)  Blush
#81ea62  rgb(129, 234, 98)  hsl(106, 76%, 65%)  Pastel Green