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#638CEC

#638cec ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#638cec is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 38.82% red, 54.9% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.05% cyan, 40.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 222.04°, with 78.29% saturation and 65.69% 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 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.

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Relative luminance0.2746

Complementary

  1. #638cec
  2. #ecc363

Split complementary

  1. #638cec
  2. #ec7f63
  3. #d1ec63

Analogous

  1. #63d1ec
  2. #638cec
  3. #7f63ec

Triadic

  1. #638cec
  2. #ec638c
  3. #8cec63

Tetradic

  1. #638cec
  2. #c363ec
  3. #ecc363
  4. #8cec63

Square

  1. #638cec
  2. #ec63d1
  3. #ecc363
  4. #63ec7f

Monochromatic

  1. #143ea2
  2. #1f5ae4
  3. #638cec
  4. #a7bef4
  5. #ebf1fd

Shades

#638cec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #638cec
  2. #597ed4
  3. #4f70bd
  4. #4562a5
  5. #3b548e
  6. #324676
  7. #28385e
  8. #1e2a47
  9. #141c2f
  10. #0a0e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#638cec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #638cec
  2. #7398ee
  3. #82a3f0
  4. #92aff2
  5. #a1baf4
  6. #b1c6f6
  7. #c1d1f7
  8. #d0ddf9
  9. #e0e8fb
  10. #eff4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#638cec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #638cec
  2. #668be1
  3. #698ad6
  4. #6c88cc
  5. #6f87c1
  6. #7286b6
  7. #7485ab
  8. #7784a0
  9. #7a8296
  10. #7d818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #808ebc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6296f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5089ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6392ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #588aeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a99cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-638cec {
  color: #638cec;
}
Background
.bg-638cec {
  background-color: #638cec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-638cec {
  border: 2px solid #638cec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #638cec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 99 140 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 78% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-638cec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #638cec, #7f63ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-638cec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(99 140 236 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.00 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.27 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.79 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.79 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.85 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.64 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.09 #9c7313 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#638cec  rgb(99, 140, 236)  hsl(222, 78%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#ecc363  rgb(236, 195, 99)  hsl(42, 78%, 66%)  Meat Brown
#ec638c  rgb(236, 99, 140)  hsl(342, 78%, 66%)  Blush
#8cec63  rgb(140, 236, 99)  hsl(102, 78%, 66%)  Inchworm