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#6477AC

#6477ac ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6477ac is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.22% red, 46.67% green and 67.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41.86% cyan, 30.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.55% black. Its hue angle is 224.17°, with 30.25% saturation and 53.33% 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 4.78:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.11.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1888

Complementary

  1. #6477ac
  2. #ac9964

Split complementary

  1. #6477ac
  2. #ac7564
  3. #9bac64

Analogous

  1. #649bac
  2. #6477ac
  3. #7564ac

Triadic

  1. #6477ac
  2. #ac6477
  3. #77ac64

Tetradic

  1. #6477ac
  2. #9964ac
  3. #ac9964
  4. #77ac64

Square

  1. #6477ac
  2. #ac649b
  3. #ac9964
  4. #64ac75

Monochromatic

  1. #29334d
  2. #44547f
  3. #6477ac
  4. #96a3c7
  5. #c8cee1

Shades

#6477ac mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6477ac
  2. #5a6b9b
  3. #505f8a
  4. #465378
  5. #3c4767
  6. #323c56
  7. #283045
  8. #1e2434
  9. #141822
  10. #0a0c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#6477ac mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6477ac
  2. #7485b4
  3. #8392bd
  4. #93a0c5
  5. #a2adcd
  6. #b2bbd6
  7. #c1c9de
  8. #d1d6e6
  9. #e0e4ee
  10. #f0f1f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6477ac mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6477ac
  2. #6778a8
  3. #6a79a3
  4. #6c7a9f
  5. #6f7b9a
  6. #727c96
  7. #757c92
  8. #787d8d
  9. #7a7e89
  10. #7d7f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #717890 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #657cae ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e75ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c828a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #647aad ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6076ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #577e99 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6477ac {
  color: #6477ac;
}
Background
.bg-6477ac {
  background-color: #6477ac;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6477ac {
  border: 2px solid #6477ac;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6477ac;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 119 172;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 30% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6477ac {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6477ac, #7564ac);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6477ac {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 119 172 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.11 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.34 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.47 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.11 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.51 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 10.50 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 10.50 #9b8853 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6477ac  rgb(100, 119, 172)  hsl(224, 30%, 53%)  Glaucous
#ac9964  rgb(172, 153, 100)  hsl(44, 30%, 53%)  Ecru
#ac6477  rgb(172, 100, 119)  hsl(344, 30%, 53%)  Rose Gold
#77ac64  rgb(119, 172, 100)  hsl(104, 30%, 53%)  Asparagus