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#6491EF

#6491ef ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6491ef is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.22% red, 56.86% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.16% cyan, 39.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 220.58°, with 81.29% saturation and 66.47% 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 6.84:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 1.42.

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Relative luminance0.2919

Complementary

  1. #6491ef
  2. #efc264

Split complementary

  1. #6491ef
  2. #ef7d64
  3. #d6ef64

Analogous

  1. #64d6ef
  2. #6491ef
  3. #7d64ef

Triadic

  1. #6491ef
  2. #ef6491
  3. #91ef64

Tetradic

  1. #6491ef
  2. #c264ef
  3. #efc264
  4. #91ef64

Square

  1. #6491ef
  2. #ef64d6
  3. #efc264
  4. #64ef7d

Monochromatic

  1. #1142a9
  2. #1f60e8
  3. #6491ef
  4. #a9c2f6
  5. #edf2fd

Shades

#6491ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6491ef
  2. #5a83d7
  3. #5074bf
  4. #4666a7
  5. #3c578f
  6. #324978
  7. #283a60
  8. #1e2c48
  9. #141d30
  10. #0a0f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#6491ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6491ef
  2. #749cf1
  3. #83a7f2
  4. #93b2f4
  5. #a2bdf5
  6. #b2c8f7
  7. #c1d3f9
  8. #d1defa
  9. #e0e9fc
  10. #f0f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6491ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6491ef
  2. #678fe4
  3. #6a8ed9
  4. #6c8cce
  5. #6f8ac3
  6. #7289b8
  7. #7587ac
  8. #7885a1
  9. #7a8396
  10. #7d828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8392bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #699af3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #568ded ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6796f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c8fee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #399ece ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6491ef {
  color: #6491ef;
}
Background
.bg-6491ef {
  background-color: #6491ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6491ef {
  border: 2px solid #6491ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6491ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 145 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 81% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6491ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6491ef, #7d64ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6491ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 145 239 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 1.42 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.35 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.11 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.48 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.84 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.87 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.04 #9b6e10 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6491ef  rgb(100, 145, 239)  hsl(221, 81%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#efc264  rgb(239, 194, 100)  hsl(41, 81%, 66%)  Meat Brown
#ef6491  rgb(239, 100, 145)  hsl(341, 81%, 66%)  Pale Violet Red
#91ef64  rgb(145, 239, 100)  hsl(101, 81%, 66%)  Inchworm