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#6980BC

#6980bc ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6980bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 50.2% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.15% cyan, 31.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 223.37°, with 38.25% saturation and 57.45% 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 5.41:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 2.91.

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Relative luminance0.2207

Complementary

  1. #6980bc
  2. #bca569

Split complementary

  1. #6980bc
  2. #bc7b69
  3. #aabc69

Analogous

  1. #69aabc
  2. #6980bc
  3. #7b69bc

Triadic

  1. #6980bc
  2. #bc6980
  3. #80bc69

Tetradic

  1. #6980bc
  2. #a569bc
  3. #bca569
  4. #80bc69

Square

  1. #6980bc
  2. #bc69aa
  3. #bca569
  4. #69bc7b

Monochromatic

  1. #2b3a61
  2. #435a96
  3. #6980bc
  4. #9eadd4
  5. #d3daeb

Shades

#6980bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6980bc
  2. #5f73a9
  3. #546696
  4. #4a5a84
  5. #3f4d71
  6. #35405e
  7. #2a334b
  8. #202638
  9. #151a26
  10. #0b0d13
  11. #000000

Tints

#6980bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6980bc
  2. #788dc3
  3. #8799c9
  4. #96a6d0
  5. #a5b3d7
  6. #b4c0de
  7. #c3cce4
  8. #d2d9eb
  9. #e1e6f2
  10. #f0f2f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6980bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6980bc
  2. #6b80b6
  3. #6e80b0
  4. #7080aa
  5. #7280a4
  6. #75809e
  7. #778098
  8. #798092
  9. #7b808c
  10. #7e8086
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #78819c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b85bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #627ebb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b8c95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a83be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #657fbb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5988a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6980bc {
  color: #6980bc;
}
Background
.bg-6980bc {
  background-color: #6980bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6980bc {
  border: 2px solid #6980bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6980bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 128 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 38% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6980bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6980bc, #7b69bc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6980bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 128 188 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 2.91 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.45 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.42 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.88 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.23 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.41 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.64 #967f43 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6980bc  rgb(105, 128, 188)  hsl(223, 38%, 57%)  Glaucous
#bca569  rgb(188, 165, 105)  hsl(43, 38%, 57%)  Ecru
#bc6980  rgb(188, 105, 128)  hsl(343, 38%, 57%)  Turkish Rose
#80bc69  rgb(128, 188, 105)  hsl(103, 38%, 57%)  Mantis