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#6489DD

#6489dd ≈ United Nations Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6489dd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.22% red, 53.73% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.75% cyan, 38.01% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 221.65°, with 64.02% saturation and 62.94% 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 6.16:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2582

Complementary

  1. #6489dd
  2. #ddb864

Split complementary

  1. #6489dd
  2. #dd7b64
  3. #c6dd64

Analogous

  1. #64c6dd
  2. #6489dd
  3. #7b64dd

Triadic

  1. #6489dd
  2. #dd6489
  3. #89dd64

Tetradic

  1. #6489dd
  2. #b864dd
  3. #ddb864
  4. #89dd64

Square

  1. #6489dd
  2. #dd64c6
  3. #ddb864
  4. #64dd7b

Monochromatic

  1. #1e3f8a
  2. #2c5cc9
  3. #6489dd
  4. #a3b9eb
  5. #e1e9f9

Shades

#6489dd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6489dd
  2. #5a7bc7
  3. #506eb1
  4. #46609b
  5. #3c5285
  6. #32456f
  7. #283758
  8. #1e2942
  9. #141b2c
  10. #0a0e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#6489dd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6489dd
  2. #7495e0
  3. #83a1e4
  4. #93ace7
  5. #a2b8eb
  6. #b2c4ee
  7. #c1d0f1
  8. #d1dcf5
  9. #e0e7f8
  10. #f0f3fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6489dd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6489dd
  2. #6788d4
  3. #6a87ca
  4. #6c86c1
  5. #6f85b8
  6. #7285af
  7. #7584a5
  8. #78839c
  9. #7a8293
  10. #7d8189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8b8b8b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d8ab2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6791e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5886db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1c9ba8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #668edf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d87dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4494c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6489dd {
  color: #6489dd;
}
Background
.bg-6489dd {
  background-color: #6489dd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6489dd {
  border: 2px solid #6489dd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6489dd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 137 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 64% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6489dd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6489dd, #7b64dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6489dd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 137 221 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.04 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.31 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.04 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.95 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.46 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.61 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.20 #9b7622 Inverted #8b8b8b Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#6489dd  rgb(100, 137, 221)  hsl(222, 64%, 63%)  United Nations Blue
#ddb864  rgb(221, 184, 100)  hsl(42, 64%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#dd6489  rgb(221, 100, 137)  hsl(342, 64%, 63%)  Blush
#89dd64  rgb(137, 221, 100)  hsl(102, 64%, 63%)  Pastel Green