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#6980EE

#6980ee ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6980ee is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 50.2% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.88% cyan, 46.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 229.62°, with 79.64% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 6.94.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2461

Complementary

  1. #6980ee
  2. #eed769

Split complementary

  1. #6980ee
  2. #ee9469
  3. #c2ee69

Analogous

  1. #69c2ee
  2. #6980ee
  3. #9469ee

Triadic

  1. #6980ee
  2. #ee6980
  3. #80ee69

Tetradic

  1. #6980ee
  2. #d769ee
  3. #eed769
  4. #80ee69

Square

  1. #6980ee
  2. #ee69c2
  3. #eed769
  4. #69ee94

Monochromatic

  1. #132eab
  2. #2446e6
  3. #6980ee
  4. #aebaf6
  5. #edeffd

Shades

#6980ee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6980ee
  2. #5f73d6
  3. #5466be
  4. #4a5aa7
  5. #3f4d8f
  6. #354077
  7. #2a335f
  8. #202647
  9. #151a30
  10. #0b0d18
  11. #000000

Tints

#6980ee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6980ee
  2. #788df0
  3. #8799f1
  4. #96a6f3
  5. #a5b3f5
  6. #b4c0f7
  7. #c3ccf8
  8. #d2d9fa
  9. #e1e6fc
  10. #f0f2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6980ee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6980ee
  2. #6b80e3
  3. #6e80d8
  4. #7080cd
  5. #7280c2
  6. #7580b7
  7. #7780ac
  8. #7980a1
  9. #7b8096
  10. #7e808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d85ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4d8ef2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3a83ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1698ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5989f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5182ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #468fca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6980ee {
  color: #6980ee;
}
Background
.bg-6980ee {
  background-color: #6980ee;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6980ee {
  border: 2px solid #6980ee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6980ee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 128 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 80% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6980ee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6980ee, #9469ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6980ee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 128 238 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.94 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.56 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.77 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.26 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.92 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 8.93 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 8.98 #967f11 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6980ee  rgb(105, 128, 238)  hsl(230, 80%, 67%)  Glaucous
#eed769  rgb(238, 215, 105)  hsl(50, 80%, 67%)  Jasmine
#ee6980  rgb(238, 105, 128)  hsl(350, 80%, 67%)  Blush
#80ee69  rgb(128, 238, 105)  hsl(110, 80%, 67%)  Pastel Green