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#6485CF

#6485cf ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6485cf is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.22% red, 52.16% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.69% cyan, 35.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 221.5°, with 52.71% saturation and 60.2% 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 5.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 3.27.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2399

Complementary

  1. #6485cf
  2. #cfae64

Split complementary

  1. #6485cf
  2. #cf7964
  3. #bacf64

Analogous

  1. #64bacf
  2. #6485cf
  3. #7964cf

Triadic

  1. #6485cf
  2. #cf6485
  3. #85cf64

Tetradic

  1. #6485cf
  2. #ae64cf
  3. #cfae64
  4. #85cf64

Square

  1. #6485cf
  2. #cf64ba
  3. #cfae64
  4. #64cf79

Monochromatic

  1. #243d76
  2. #375cb0
  3. #6485cf
  4. #9eb3e1
  5. #d9e1f3

Shades

#6485cf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6485cf
  2. #5a78ba
  3. #506aa6
  4. #465d91
  5. #3c507c
  6. #324368
  7. #283553
  8. #1e283e
  9. #141b29
  10. #0a0d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#6485cf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6485cf
  2. #7491d4
  3. #839dd9
  4. #93aadd
  5. #a2b6e2
  6. #b2c2e7
  7. #c1ceec
  8. #d1daf1
  9. #e0e7f5
  10. #f0f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6485cf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6485cf
  2. #6785c7
  3. #6a84bf
  4. #6c84b7
  5. #6f83af
  6. #7283a8
  7. #7582a0
  8. #788298
  9. #7a8190
  10. #7d8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a86a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #688cd2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c82cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3195a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6689d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f83ce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a8fb5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6485cf {
  color: #6485cf;
}
Background
.bg-6485cf {
  background-color: #6485cf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6485cf {
  border: 2px solid #6485cf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6485cf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 133 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 53% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6485cf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6485cf, #7964cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6485cf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 133 207 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.27 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.65 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.20 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.51 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.47 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.73 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.21 #9b7a30 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6485cf  rgb(100, 133, 207)  hsl(222, 53%, 60%)  Glaucous
#cfae64  rgb(207, 174, 100)  hsl(42, 53%, 60%)  Vegas Gold
#cf6485  rgb(207, 100, 133)  hsl(342, 53%, 60%)  Blush
#85cf64  rgb(133, 207, 100)  hsl(102, 53%, 60%)  Mantis