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#6487F9

#6487f9 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6487f9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.22% red, 52.94% green and 97.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.84% cyan, 45.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.35% black. Its hue angle is 225.91°, with 92.55% saturation and 68.43% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2688

Complementary

  1. #6487f9
  2. #f9d664

Split complementary

  1. #6487f9
  2. #f98c64
  3. #d1f964

Analogous

  1. #64d1f9
  2. #6487f9
  3. #8c64f9

Triadic

  1. #6487f9
  2. #f96487
  3. #87f964

Tetradic

  1. #6487f9
  2. #d664f9
  3. #f9d664
  4. #87f964

Square

  1. #6487f9
  2. #f964d1
  3. #f9d664
  4. #64f98c

Monochromatic

  1. #0732bd
  2. #1a4ef6
  3. #6487f9
  4. #aec0fc
  5. #ebf0fe

Shades

#6487f9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6487f9
  2. #5a7ae0
  3. #506cc7
  4. #465fae
  5. #3c5195
  6. #32447d
  7. #283664
  8. #1e294b
  9. #141b32
  10. #0a0e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#6487f9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6487f9
  2. #7493fa
  3. #839ffa
  4. #93abfb
  5. #a2b7fb
  6. #b2c3fc
  7. #c1cffd
  8. #d1dbfd
  9. #e0e7fe
  10. #f0f3fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6487f9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6487f9
  2. #6786ed
  3. #6a86e1
  4. #6c85d5
  5. #6f84c9
  6. #7284bd
  7. #7583b0
  8. #7882a4
  9. #7a8198
  10. #7d818c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f8bc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5095fd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3887f7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #598ffc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4d87f8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3497d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6487f9 {
  color: #6487f9;
}
Background
.bg-6487f9 {
  background-color: #6487f9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6487f9 {
  border: 2px solid #6487f9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6487f9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 135 249;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 93% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6487f9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6487f9, #8c64f9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6487f9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 135 249 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.05 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.50 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.65 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.54 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.56 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.86 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.52 #9b7806 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6487f9  rgb(100, 135, 249)  hsl(226, 93%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#f9d664  rgb(249, 214, 100)  hsl(46, 93%, 68%)  Naples Yellow
#f96487  rgb(249, 100, 135)  hsl(346, 93%, 68%)  Blush
#87f964  rgb(135, 249, 100)  hsl(106, 93%, 68%)  Lawn Green