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#6494DE

#6494de ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6494de is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.22% red, 58.04% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.95% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 216.39°, with 64.89% saturation and 63.14% 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 6.83:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 1.26.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2916

Complementary

  1. #6494de
  2. #deae64

Split complementary

  1. #6494de
  2. #de7164
  3. #d1de64

Analogous

  1. #64d1de
  2. #6494de
  3. #7164de

Triadic

  1. #6494de
  2. #de6494
  3. #94de64

Tetradic

  1. #6494de
  2. #ae64de
  3. #deae64
  4. #94de64

Square

  1. #6494de
  2. #de64d1
  3. #deae64
  4. #64de71

Monochromatic

  1. #1e498b
  2. #2b6aca
  3. #6494de
  4. #a3c0eb
  5. #e2ebf9

Shades

#6494de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6494de
  2. #5a85c8
  3. #5076b2
  4. #46689b
  5. #3c5985
  6. #324a6f
  7. #283b59
  8. #1e2c43
  9. #141e2c
  10. #0a0f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#6494de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6494de
  2. #749fe1
  3. #83a9e5
  4. #93b4e8
  5. #a2bfeb
  6. #b2caef
  7. #c1d4f2
  8. #d1dff5
  9. #e0eaf8
  10. #f0f4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6494de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6494de
  2. #6792d5
  3. #6a90cb
  4. #6c8ec2
  5. #6f8cb8
  6. #728aaf
  7. #7588a6
  8. #78869c
  9. #7a8493
  10. #7d8289
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.07:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8393b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7699e1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #678edc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #13a4af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f97e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6690dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #429ec3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6494de {
  color: #6494de;
}
Background
.bg-6494de {
  background-color: #6494de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6494de {
  border: 2px solid #6494de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6494de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 148 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 65% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6494de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6494de, #7164de);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6494de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 148 222 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 1.26 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 1.55 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.32 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.41 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.61 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.29 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.32 #9b6b21 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#6494de  rgb(100, 148, 222)  hsl(216, 65%, 63%)  United Nations Blue
#deae64  rgb(222, 174, 100)  hsl(36, 65%, 63%)  Indian Yellow
#de6494  rgb(222, 100, 148)  hsl(336, 65%, 63%)  Pale Violet Red
#94de64  rgb(148, 222, 100)  hsl(96, 65%, 63%)  Pastel Green