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#6896FF

#6896ff ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6896ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 58.82% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.22% cyan, 41.18% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 221.72°, with 100% saturation and 70.39% 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 7.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 2.16.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.3198

Complementary

  1. #6896ff
  2. #ffd168

Split complementary

  1. #6896ff
  2. #ff8568
  3. #e2ff68

Analogous

  1. #68e2ff
  2. #6896ff
  3. #8568ff

Triadic

  1. #6896ff
  2. #ff6896
  3. #96ff68

Tetradic

  1. #6896ff
  2. #d168ff
  3. #ffd168
  4. #96ff68

Square

  1. #6896ff
  2. #ff68e2
  3. #ffd168
  4. #68ff85

Monochromatic

  1. #003fce
  2. #1b61ff
  3. #6896ff
  4. #b4cbff
  5. #ebf1ff

Shades

#6896ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6896ff
  2. #5e87e6
  3. #5378cc
  4. #4969b3
  5. #3e5a99
  6. #344b80
  7. #2a3c66
  8. #1f2d4d
  9. #151e33
  10. #0a0f1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#6896ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6896ff
  2. #77a1ff
  3. #86abff
  4. #95b6ff
  5. #a4c0ff
  6. #b4cbff
  7. #c3d5ff
  8. #d2e0ff
  9. #e1eaff
  10. #f0f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6896ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6896ff
  2. #6a94f2
  3. #6d92e6
  4. #6f8fd9
  5. #728dcc
  6. #748bc0
  7. #7689b3
  8. #7987a6
  9. #7b8499
  10. #7e828d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8898ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #68a1ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5293fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00aebe ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #689dff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5c94fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #37a5db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6896ff {
  color: #6896ff;
}
Background
.bg-6896ff {
  background-color: #6896ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6896ff {
  border: 2px solid #6896ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6896ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 150 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 100% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6896ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6896ff, #8568ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6896ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 150 255 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 2.16 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.82 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.81 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.39 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.84 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.21 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.99 #976900 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6896ff  rgb(104, 150, 255)  hsl(222, 100%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#ffd168  rgb(255, 209, 104)  hsl(42, 100%, 70%)  Sunglow
#ff6896  rgb(255, 104, 150)  hsl(342, 100%, 70%)  Brilliant Rose
#96ff68  rgb(150, 255, 104)  hsl(102, 100%, 70%)  Lawn Green