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#6483CC

#6483cc ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6483cc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.22% red, 51.37% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.98% cyan, 35.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 222.12°, with 50.49% saturation and 59.61% 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 5.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 2.92.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.233

Complementary

  1. #6483cc
  2. #ccad64

Split complementary

  1. #6483cc
  2. #cc7964
  3. #b7cc64

Analogous

  1. #64b7cc
  2. #6483cc
  3. #7964cc

Triadic

  1. #6483cc
  2. #cc6483
  3. #83cc64

Tetradic

  1. #6483cc
  2. #ad64cc
  3. #ccad64
  4. #83cc64

Square

  1. #6483cc
  2. #cc64b7
  3. #ccad64
  4. #64cc79

Monochromatic

  1. #253c72
  2. #385bab
  3. #6483cc
  4. #9eb1df
  5. #d7dff2

Shades

#6483cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6483cc
  2. #5a76b8
  3. #5069a3
  4. #465c8f
  5. #3c4f7a
  6. #324266
  7. #283452
  8. #1e273d
  9. #141a29
  10. #0a0d14
  11. #000000

Tints

#6483cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6483cc
  2. #748fd1
  3. #839cd6
  4. #93a8db
  5. #a2b5e0
  6. #b2c1e6
  7. #c1cdeb
  8. #d1daf0
  9. #e0e6f5
  10. #f0f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6483cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6483cc
  2. #6783c4
  3. #6a82bd
  4. #6c82b5
  5. #6f82ae
  6. #7282a6
  7. #75819e
  8. #788197
  9. #7a818f
  10. #7d8088
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7984a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #678acf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5b80ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #34939e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6687ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f81cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c8db2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6483cc {
  color: #6483cc;
}
Background
.bg-6483cc {
  background-color: #6483cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6483cc {
  border: 2px solid #6483cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6483cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 131 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 50% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6483cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6483cc, #7964cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6483cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 131 204 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 2.92 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.41 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.44 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.00 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.51 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.31 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.35 #9b7c33 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6483cc  rgb(100, 131, 204)  hsl(222, 50%, 60%)  Glaucous
#ccad64  rgb(204, 173, 100)  hsl(42, 50%, 60%)  Vegas Gold
#cc6483  rgb(204, 100, 131)  hsl(342, 50%, 60%)  Blush
#83cc64  rgb(131, 204, 100)  hsl(102, 50%, 60%)  Mantis