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#648AED

#648aed ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#648aed is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.22% red, 54.12% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.81% cyan, 41.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 223.36°, with 79.19% saturation and 66.08% 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 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.77.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.27

Complementary

  1. #648aed
  2. #edc764

Split complementary

  1. #648aed
  2. #ed8364
  3. #ceed64

Analogous

  1. #64ceed
  2. #648aed
  3. #8364ed

Triadic

  1. #648aed
  2. #ed648a
  3. #8aed64

Tetradic

  1. #648aed
  2. #c764ed
  3. #edc764
  4. #8aed64

Square

  1. #648aed
  2. #ed64ce
  3. #edc764
  4. #64ed83

Monochromatic

  1. #133ca5
  2. #1f56e5
  3. #648aed
  4. #a9bef5
  5. #edf1fd

Shades

#648aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #648aed
  2. #5a7cd5
  3. #506ebe
  4. #4661a6
  5. #3c538e
  6. #324577
  7. #28375f
  8. #1e2947
  9. #141c2f
  10. #0a0e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#648aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #648aed
  2. #7496ef
  3. #83a1f1
  4. #93adf2
  5. #a2b9f4
  6. #b2c5f6
  7. #c1d0f8
  8. #d1dcfa
  9. #e0e8fb
  10. #f0f3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#648aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #648aed
  2. #6789e2
  3. #6a88d7
  4. #6c87cc
  5. #6f86c1
  6. #7285b7
  7. #7584ac
  8. #7883a1
  9. #7a8296
  10. #7d818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f8cbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f95f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c88eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a0b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6190ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5789ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3b98cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-648aed {
  color: #648aed;
}
Background
.bg-648aed {
  background-color: #648aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-648aed {
  border: 2px solid #648aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #648aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 138 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 79% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-648aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #648aed, #8364ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-648aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 138 237 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.77 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.04 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.68 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.37 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.51 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.67 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.25 #9b7512 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#648aed  rgb(100, 138, 237)  hsl(223, 79%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#edc764  rgb(237, 199, 100)  hsl(43, 79%, 66%)  Meat Brown
#ed648a  rgb(237, 100, 138)  hsl(343, 79%, 66%)  Blush
#8aed64  rgb(138, 237, 100)  hsl(103, 79%, 66%)  Inchworm