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#6287C9

#6287c9 ≈ Glaucous

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6287c9 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.43% red, 52.94% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.24% cyan, 32.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 218.45°, with 48.82% saturation and 58.63% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 2.81.

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Relative luminance0.2414

Complementary

  1. #6287c9
  2. #c9a462

Split complementary

  1. #6287c9
  2. #c97162
  3. #bbc962

Analogous

  1. #62bbc9
  2. #6287c9
  3. #7162c9

Triadic

  1. #6287c9
  2. #c96287
  3. #87c962

Tetradic

  1. #6287c9
  2. #a462c9
  3. #c9a462
  4. #87c962

Square

  1. #6287c9
  2. #c962bb
  3. #c9a462
  4. #62c971

Monochromatic

  1. #253f6d
  2. #3960a6
  3. #6287c9
  4. #9bb3dd
  5. #d4def0

Shades

#6287c9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6287c9
  2. #587ab5
  3. #4e6ca1
  4. #455f8d
  5. #3b5179
  6. #314465
  7. #273650
  8. #1d293c
  9. #141b28
  10. #0a0e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#6287c9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6287c9
  2. #7293ce
  3. #819fd4
  4. #91abd9
  5. #a1b7df
  6. #b1c3e4
  7. #c0cfe9
  8. #d0dbef
  9. #e0e7f4
  10. #eff3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6287c9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6287c9
  2. #6586c2
  3. #6886ba
  4. #6b85b3
  5. #6e84ac
  6. #7184a5
  7. #74839d
  8. #778296
  9. #7a818f
  10. #7d8187
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a87a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d8ccc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6182c8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #31959f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #698acb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6284c8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4990b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6287c9 {
  color: #6287c9;
}
Background
.bg-6287c9 {
  background-color: #6287c9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6287c9 {
  border: 2px solid #6287c9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6287c9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 98 135 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 49% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6287c9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6287c9, #7162c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6287c9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(98 135 201 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 2.81 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.00 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.84 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 5.89 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.54 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.73 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.58 #9d7836 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6287c9  rgb(98, 135, 201)  hsl(218, 49%, 59%)  Glaucous
#c9a462  rgb(201, 164, 98)  hsl(38, 49%, 59%)  Camel
#c96287  rgb(201, 98, 135)  hsl(338, 49%, 59%)  Blush
#87c962  rgb(135, 201, 98)  hsl(98, 49%, 59%)  Mantis