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#6891EF

#6891ef ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6891ef is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 56.86% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.49% cyan, 39.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 221.78°, with 80.84% saturation and 67.25% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 1.87.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2943

Complementary

  1. #6891ef
  2. #efc668

Split complementary

  1. #6891ef
  2. #ef8268
  3. #d4ef68

Analogous

  1. #68d4ef
  2. #6891ef
  3. #8268ef

Triadic

  1. #6891ef
  2. #ef6891
  3. #91ef68

Tetradic

  1. #6891ef
  2. #c668ef
  3. #efc668
  4. #91ef68

Square

  1. #6891ef
  2. #ef68d4
  3. #efc668
  4. #68ef82

Monochromatic

  1. #1241ac
  2. #235fe8
  3. #6891ef
  4. #adc3f6
  5. #edf2fd

Shades

#6891ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6891ef
  2. #5e83d7
  3. #5374bf
  4. #4966a7
  5. #3e578f
  6. #344978
  7. #2a3a60
  8. #1f2c48
  9. #151d30
  10. #0a0f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#6891ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6891ef
  2. #779cf1
  3. #86a7f2
  4. #95b2f4
  5. #a4bdf5
  6. #b4c8f7
  7. #c3d3f9
  8. #d2defa
  9. #e1e9fc
  10. #f0f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6891ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6891ef
  2. #6a8fe4
  3. #6d8ed9
  4. #6f8cce
  5. #728ac3
  6. #7489b8
  7. #7687ac
  8. #7985a1
  9. #7b8396
  10. #7e828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8493bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #699af3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #588eed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6997f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f8fee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #429ece ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6891ef {
  color: #6891ef;
}
Background
.bg-6891ef {
  background-color: #6891ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6891ef {
  border: 2px solid #6891ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6891ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 145 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 81% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6891ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6891ef, #8268ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6891ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 145 239 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 1.87 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.99 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.82 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.16 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.91 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.04 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.47 #976e10 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6891ef  rgb(104, 145, 239)  hsl(222, 81%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#efc668  rgb(239, 198, 104)  hsl(42, 81%, 67%)  Meat Brown
#ef6891  rgb(239, 104, 145)  hsl(342, 81%, 67%)  Pale Violet Red
#91ef68  rgb(145, 239, 104)  hsl(102, 81%, 67%)  Inchworm