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#6475BC

#6475bc ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6475bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.22% red, 45.88% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.81% cyan, 37.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 228.41°, with 39.64% saturation and 56.47% 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 4.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.56.

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Web safe#6666cc
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Relative luminance0.1906

Complementary

  1. #6475bc
  2. #bcab64

Split complementary

  1. #6475bc
  2. #bc7f64
  3. #a1bc64

Analogous

  1. #64a1bc
  2. #6475bc
  3. #7f64bc

Triadic

  1. #6475bc
  2. #bc6475
  3. #75bc64

Tetradic

  1. #6475bc
  2. #ab64bc
  3. #bcab64
  4. #75bc64

Square

  1. #6475bc
  2. #bc64a1
  3. #bcab64
  4. #64bc7f

Monochromatic

  1. #29335e
  2. #405094
  3. #6475bc
  4. #99a5d3
  5. #cfd4ea

Shades

#6475bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6475bc
  2. #5a69a9
  3. #505e96
  4. #465284
  5. #3c4671
  6. #323b5e
  7. #282f4b
  8. #1e2338
  9. #141726
  10. #0a0c13
  11. #000000

Tints

#6475bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6475bc
  2. #7483c3
  3. #8391c9
  4. #939ed0
  5. #a2acd7
  6. #b2bade
  7. #c1c8e4
  8. #d1d6eb
  9. #e0e3f2
  10. #f0f1f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6475bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6475bc
  2. #6776b6
  3. #6a77b0
  4. #6c78aa
  5. #6f79a4
  6. #727b9e
  7. #757c98
  8. #787d92
  9. #7a7e8c
  10. #7d7f86
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #717798 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b7dbf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5275ba ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #43848f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e7abe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a75bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #527ea3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6475bc {
  color: #6475bc;
}
Background
.bg-6475bc {
  background-color: #6475bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6475bc {
  border: 2px solid #6475bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6475bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 117 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 40% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6475bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6475bc, #7f64bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6475bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 117 188 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.56 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 7.38 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.50 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.04 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 9.10 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.87 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.94 #9b8a43 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6475bc  rgb(100, 117, 188)  hsl(228, 40%, 56%)  Glaucous
#bcab64  rgb(188, 171, 100)  hsl(48, 40%, 56%)  Vegas Gold
#bc6475  rgb(188, 100, 117)  hsl(348, 40%, 56%)  Rose Gold
#75bc64  rgb(117, 188, 100)  hsl(108, 40%, 56%)  Mantis