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#6491C9

#6491c9 ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6491c9 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.22% red, 56.86% green and 78.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.25% cyan, 27.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.18% black. Its hue angle is 213.27°, with 48.33% saturation and 59.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.44:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2718

Complementary

  1. #6491c9
  2. #c99c64

Split complementary

  1. #6491c9
  2. #c96a64
  3. #c4c964

Analogous

  1. #64c4c9
  2. #6491c9
  3. #6a64c9

Triadic

  1. #6491c9
  2. #c96491
  3. #91c964

Tetradic

  1. #6491c9
  2. #9c64c9
  3. #c99c64
  4. #91c964

Square

  1. #6491c9
  2. #c964c4
  3. #c99c64
  4. #64c96a

Monochromatic

  1. #26466e
  2. #3a6aa7
  3. #6491c9
  4. #9db9dd
  5. #d5e2f1

Shades

#6491c9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6491c9
  2. #5a83b5
  3. #5074a1
  4. #46668d
  5. #3c5779
  6. #324965
  7. #283a50
  8. #1e2c3c
  9. #141d28
  10. #0a0f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#6491c9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6491c9
  2. #749cce
  3. #83a7d4
  4. #93b2d9
  5. #a2bddf
  6. #b2c8e4
  7. #c1d3e9
  8. #d1deef
  9. #e0e9f4
  10. #f0f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6491c9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6491c9
  2. #678fc2
  3. #6a8eba
  4. #6c8cb3
  5. #6f8aac
  6. #7289a5
  7. #75879d
  8. #788596
  9. #7a838f
  10. #7d8287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f8fa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b94cb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e8ac8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #349ea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7293ca ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a8dc8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b99b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6491c9 {
  color: #6491c9;
}
Background
.bg-6491c9 {
  background-color: #6491c9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6491c9 {
  border: 2px solid #6491c9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6491c9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 145 201;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 48% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6491c9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6491c9, #6a64c9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6491c9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 145 201 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.87 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.88 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.17 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.52 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.98 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.87 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.91 #9b6e36 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#6491c9  rgb(100, 145, 201)  hsl(213, 48%, 59%)  United Nations Blue
#c99c64  rgb(201, 156, 100)  hsl(33, 48%, 59%)  Camel
#c96491  rgb(201, 100, 145)  hsl(333, 48%, 59%)  Thulian Pink
#91c964  rgb(145, 201, 100)  hsl(93, 48%, 59%)  Pistachio