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#6591C6

#6591c6 ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6591c6 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 56.86% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.99% cyan, 26.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 212.78°, with 45.97% saturation and 58.63% 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 6.42:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2709

Complementary

  1. #6591c6
  2. #c69a65

Split complementary

  1. #6591c6
  2. #c66a65
  3. #c2c665

Analogous

  1. #65c2c6
  2. #6591c6
  3. #6a65c6

Triadic

  1. #6591c6
  2. #c66591
  3. #91c665

Tetradic

  1. #6591c6
  2. #9a65c6
  3. #c69a65
  4. #91c665

Square

  1. #6591c6
  2. #c665c2
  3. #c69a65
  4. #65c66a

Monochromatic

  1. #27466b
  2. #3c6ba2
  3. #6591c6
  4. #9db9db
  5. #d5e1ef

Shades

#6591c6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6591c6
  2. #5b83b2
  3. #51749e
  4. #47668b
  5. #3d5777
  6. #334963
  7. #283a4f
  8. #1e2c3b
  9. #141d28
  10. #0a0f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#6591c6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6591c6
  2. #749ccc
  3. #84a7d1
  4. #93b2d7
  5. #a3bddd
  6. #b2c8e3
  7. #c1d3e8
  8. #d1deee
  9. #e0e9f4
  10. #f0f4f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6591c6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6591c6
  2. #688fbf
  3. #6a8eb8
  4. #6d8cb1
  5. #708aaa
  6. #7389a3
  7. #75879c
  8. #788595
  9. #7b838e
  10. #7d8287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #808fa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c93c8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #708ac5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #399da3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7492c7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c8dc5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e98b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6591c6 {
  color: #6591c6;
}
Background
.bg-6591c6 {
  background-color: #6591c6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6591c6 {
  border: 2px solid #6591c6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6591c6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 145 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 46% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6591c6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6591c6, #6a65c6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6591c6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 145 198 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.23 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.18 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 5.38 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.42 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.24 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.59 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.82 #9a6e39 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#6591c6  rgb(101, 145, 198)  hsl(213, 46%, 59%)  United Nations Blue
#c69a65  rgb(198, 154, 101)  hsl(33, 46%, 59%)  Camel
#c66591  rgb(198, 101, 145)  hsl(333, 46%, 59%)  Thulian Pink
#91c665  rgb(145, 198, 101)  hsl(93, 46%, 59%)  Pistachio