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#6494BC

#6494bc ≈ Air Force Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6494bc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.22% red, 58.04% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.81% cyan, 21.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 207.27°, with 39.64% saturation and 56.47% 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 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5d8aa8), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2752

Complementary

  1. #6494bc
  2. #bc8c64

Split complementary

  1. #6494bc
  2. #bc6468
  3. #bcb864

Analogous

  1. #64bcb8
  2. #6494bc
  3. #6468bc

Triadic

  1. #6494bc
  2. #bc6494
  3. #94bc64

Tetradic

  1. #6494bc
  2. #8c64bc
  3. #bc8c64
  4. #94bc64

Square

  1. #6494bc
  2. #b864bc
  3. #bc8c64
  4. #68bc64

Monochromatic

  1. #29465e
  2. #406e94
  3. #6494bc
  4. #99b9d3
  5. #cfdeea

Shades

#6494bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6494bc
  2. #5a85a9
  3. #507696
  4. #466884
  5. #3c5971
  6. #324a5e
  7. #283b4b
  8. #1e2c38
  9. #141e26
  10. #0a0f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#6494bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6494bc
  2. #749fc3
  3. #83a9c9
  4. #93b4d0
  5. #a2bfd7
  6. #b2cade
  7. #c1d4e4
  8. #d1dfeb
  9. #e0eaf2
  10. #f0f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6494bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6494bc
  2. #6792b6
  3. #6a90b0
  4. #6c8eaa
  5. #6f8ca4
  6. #728a9e
  7. #758898
  8. #788692
  9. #7a848c
  10. #7d8286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8091a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8394be ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #788bbb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d9ea1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7894bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #708fbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #509aad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6494bc {
  color: #6494bc;
}
Background
.bg-6494bc {
  background-color: #6494bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6494bc {
  border: 2px solid #6494bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6494bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 148 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 207 40% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6494bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6494bc, #6468bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6494bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 148 188 / 0.35);
}

#5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 4.57 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 4.93 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.29 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.70 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.10 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.28 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.86 #9b6b43 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Air Force Blue
#6494bc  rgb(100, 148, 188)  hsl(207, 40%, 56%)  Air Force Blue
#bc8c64  rgb(188, 140, 100)  hsl(27, 40%, 56%)  Camel
#bc6494  rgb(188, 100, 148)  hsl(327, 40%, 56%)  Mulberry
#94bc64  rgb(148, 188, 100)  hsl(87, 40%, 56%)  Pistachio