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#6498DA

#6498da ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6498da is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.22% red, 59.61% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.13% cyan, 30.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 213.56°, with 61.46% saturation and 62.35% 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 7.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 2.16.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3023

Complementary

  1. #6498da
  2. #daa664

Split complementary

  1. #6498da
  2. #da6b64
  3. #d3da64

Analogous

  1. #64d3da
  2. #6498da
  3. #6b64da

Triadic

  1. #6498da
  2. #da6498
  3. #98da64

Tetradic

  1. #6498da
  2. #a664da
  3. #daa664
  4. #98da64

Square

  1. #6498da
  2. #da64d3
  3. #daa664
  4. #64da6b

Monochromatic

  1. #204c85
  2. #2f70c3
  3. #6498da
  4. #a2c1e9
  5. #e0eaf7

Shades

#6498da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6498da
  2. #5a89c4
  3. #507aae
  4. #466a99
  5. #3c5b83
  6. #324c6d
  7. #283d57
  8. #1e2e41
  9. #141e2c
  10. #0a0f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#6498da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6498da
  2. #74a2de
  3. #83ade1
  4. #93b7e5
  5. #a2c1e9
  6. #b2cced
  7. #c1d6f0
  8. #d1e0f4
  9. #e0eaf8
  10. #f0f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6498da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6498da
  2. #6796d1
  3. #6a93c8
  4. #6c91bf
  5. #6f8eb6
  6. #728cad
  7. #758aa4
  8. #78879b
  9. #7a8592
  10. #7d8289
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8496b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7d9cdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e90d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1aa7af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #749adc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a93d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #44a1c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6498da {
  color: #6498da;
}
Background
.bg-6498da {
  background-color: #6498da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6498da {
  border: 2px solid #6498da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6498da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 152 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 61% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6498da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6498da, #6b64da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6498da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 152 218 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.16 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 2.50 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.08 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.24 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.36 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.73 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.22 #9b6725 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#6498da  rgb(100, 152, 218)  hsl(214, 61%, 62%)  United Nations Blue
#daa664  rgb(218, 166, 100)  hsl(34, 61%, 62%)  Indian Yellow
#da6498  rgb(218, 100, 152)  hsl(334, 61%, 62%)  Thulian Pink
#98da64  rgb(152, 218, 100)  hsl(94, 61%, 62%)  Inchworm