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#6479A7

#6479a7 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6479a7 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.22% red, 47.45% green and 65.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.12% cyan, 27.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 34.51% black. Its hue angle is 221.19°, with 27.57% saturation and 52.35% 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 4.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#666699
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Relative luminance0.1917

Complementary

  1. #6479a7
  2. #a79264

Split complementary

  1. #6479a7
  2. #a77064
  3. #9aa764

Analogous

  1. #649aa7
  2. #6479a7
  3. #7064a7

Triadic

  1. #6479a7
  2. #a76479
  3. #79a764

Tetradic

  1. #6479a7
  2. #9264a7
  3. #a79264
  4. #79a764

Square

  1. #6479a7
  2. #a7649a
  3. #a79264
  4. #64a770

Monochromatic

  1. #293349
  2. #45557a
  3. #6479a7
  4. #95a3c3
  5. #c6cdde

Shades

#6479a7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6479a7
  2. #5a6d96
  3. #506186
  4. #465575
  5. #3c4964
  6. #323d54
  7. #283043
  8. #1e2432
  9. #141821
  10. #0a0c11
  11. #000000

Tints

#6479a7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6479a7
  2. #7486b0
  3. #8394b9
  4. #93a1c1
  5. #a2afca
  6. #b2bcd3
  7. #c1c9dc
  8. #d1d7e5
  9. #e0e4ed
  10. #f0f2f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6479a7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6479a7
  2. #677aa3
  3. #6a7a9f
  4. #6c7b9b
  5. #6f7c97
  6. #727d94
  7. #757d90
  8. #787e8c
  9. #7a7f88
  10. #7d7f84
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71798e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #697ca9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6276a6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e8289 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #677ba8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6377a6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #587f96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6479a7 {
  color: #6479a7;
}
Background
.bg-6479a7 {
  background-color: #6479a7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6479a7 {
  border: 2px solid #6479a7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6479a7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 121 167;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 28% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6479a7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6479a7, #7064a7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6479a7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 121 167 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.56 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.93 #436b95 Queen Blue ΔE 8.31 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.77 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 9.53 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 9.53 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.57 #9b8658 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6479a7  rgb(100, 121, 167)  hsl(221, 28%, 52%)  Glaucous
#a79264  rgb(167, 146, 100)  hsl(41, 28%, 52%)  Camel
#a76479  rgb(167, 100, 121)  hsl(341, 28%, 52%)  Turkish Rose
#79a764  rgb(121, 167, 100)  hsl(101, 28%, 52%)  Asparagus