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#6887A2

#6887a2 ≈ Air Force Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#6887a2 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 52.94% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.8% cyan, 16.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 207.93°, with 23.77% saturation and 52.16% 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 5.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5d8aa8), ΔE 3.1.

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Relative luminance0.2288

Complementary

  1. #6887a2
  2. #a28368

Split complementary

  1. #6887a2
  2. #a2686a
  3. #a2a068

Analogous

  1. #68a2a0
  2. #6887a2
  3. #686aa2

Triadic

  1. #6887a2
  2. #a26887
  3. #87a268

Tetradic

  1. #6887a2
  2. #8368a2
  3. #a28368
  4. #87a268

Square

  1. #6887a2
  2. #a068a2
  3. #a28368
  4. #6aa268

Monochromatic

  1. #2b3946
  2. #486075
  3. #6887a2
  4. #97adbf
  5. #c7d2dc

Shades

#6887a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6887a2
  2. #5e7a92
  3. #536c82
  4. #495f71
  5. #3e5161
  6. #344451
  7. #2a3641
  8. #1f2931
  9. #151b20
  10. #0a0e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#6887a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6887a2
  2. #7793ab
  3. #869fb5
  4. #95abbe
  5. #a4b7c7
  6. #b4c3d1
  7. #c3cfda
  8. #d2dbe3
  9. #e1e7ec
  10. #f0f3f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6887a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6887a2
  2. #6a869f
  3. #6d869b
  4. #6f8598
  5. #728494
  6. #748491
  7. #76838e
  8. #79828a
  9. #7b8187
  10. #7e8183
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #838383 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #798591 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7c87a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7581a1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #558d90 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7587a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7083a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d8b97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6887a2 {
  color: #6887a2;
}
Background
.bg-6887a2 {
  background-color: #6887a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6887a2 {
  border: 2px solid #6887a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6887a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 135 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 208 24% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6887a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6887a2, #686aa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6887a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 135 162 / 0.35);
}

#5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 3.10 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 4.42 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 4.42 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 5.11 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 5.11 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.92 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 6.40 #97785d Inverted #838383 Grayscale 

Air Force Blue
#6887a2  rgb(104, 135, 162)  hsl(208, 24%, 52%)  Air Force Blue
#a28368  rgb(162, 131, 104)  hsl(28, 24%, 52%)  Beaver
#a26887  rgb(162, 104, 135)  hsl(328, 24%, 52%)  Mauve Taupe
#87a268  rgb(135, 162, 104)  hsl(88, 24%, 52%)  Asparagus