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#6889CB

#6889cb ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6889cb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 53.73% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.77% cyan, 32.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 48.77% saturation and 60.2% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 3.56.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2515

Complementary

  1. #6889cb
  2. #cbaa68

Split complementary

  1. #6889cb
  2. #cb7968
  3. #bbcb68

Analogous

  1. #68bbcb
  2. #6889cb
  3. #7968cb

Triadic

  1. #6889cb
  2. #cb6889
  3. #89cb68

Tetradic

  1. #6889cb
  2. #aa68cb
  3. #cbaa68
  4. #89cb68

Square

  1. #6889cb
  2. #cb68bb
  3. #cbaa68
  4. #68cb79

Monochromatic

  1. #274073
  2. #3b61ab
  3. #6889cb
  4. #a1b5df
  5. #dae2f2

Shades

#6889cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6889cb
  2. #5e7bb7
  3. #536ea2
  4. #49608e
  5. #3e527a
  6. #344566
  7. #2a3751
  8. #1f293d
  9. #151b29
  10. #0a0e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#6889cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6889cb
  2. #7795d0
  3. #86a1d5
  4. #95acdb
  5. #a4b8e0
  6. #b4c4e5
  7. #c3d0ea
  8. #d2dcef
  9. #e1e7f5
  10. #f0f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6889cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6889cb
  2. #6a88c4
  3. #6d87bc
  4. #6f86b5
  5. #7285ad
  6. #7485a6
  7. #76849e
  8. #798397
  9. #7b828f
  10. #7e8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d89a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #708ece ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6585ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3e97a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d8ccd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6687ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5292b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6889cb {
  color: #6889cb;
}
Background
.bg-6889cb {
  background-color: #6889cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6889cb {
  border: 2px solid #6889cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6889cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 137 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 49% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6889cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6889cb, #7968cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6889cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 137 203 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.56 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.02 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.50 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.11 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.51 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.64 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.07 #977634 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6889cb  rgb(104, 137, 203)  hsl(220, 49%, 60%)  Glaucous
#cbaa68  rgb(203, 170, 104)  hsl(40, 49%, 60%)  Ecru
#cb6889  rgb(203, 104, 137)  hsl(340, 49%, 60%)  Pale Violet Red
#89cb68  rgb(137, 203, 104)  hsl(100, 49%, 60%)  Pistachio