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#6981EA

#6981ea ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6981ea is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 50.59% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.13% cyan, 44.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 228.84°, with 75.44% saturation and 66.47% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 6.48.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2464

Complementary

  1. #6981ea
  2. #ead269

Split complementary

  1. #6981ea
  2. #ea9269
  3. #c1ea69

Analogous

  1. #69c1ea
  2. #6981ea
  3. #9269ea

Triadic

  1. #6981ea
  2. #ea6981
  3. #81ea69

Tetradic

  1. #6981ea
  2. #d269ea
  3. #ead269
  4. #81ea69

Square

  1. #6981ea
  2. #ea69c1
  3. #ead269
  4. #69ea92

Monochromatic

  1. #1731a3
  2. #2649e1
  3. #6981ea
  4. #acb9f3
  5. #edf0fc

Shades

#6981ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6981ea
  2. #5f74d3
  3. #5467bb
  4. #4a5aa4
  5. #3f4d8c
  6. #354175
  7. #2a345e
  8. #202746
  9. #151a2f
  10. #0b0d17
  11. #000000

Tints

#6981ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6981ea
  2. #788eec
  3. #879aee
  4. #96a7f0
  5. #a5b3f2
  6. #b4c0f5
  7. #c3cdf7
  8. #d2d9f9
  9. #e1e6fb
  10. #f0f2fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6981ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6981ea
  2. #6b81df
  3. #6e81d5
  4. #7081ca
  5. #7281c0
  6. #7581b5
  7. #7780aa
  8. #7980a0
  9. #7b8095
  10. #7e808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #888888 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d85b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #528eee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4183e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1f98aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c89ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5482e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #488fc7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6981ea {
  color: #6981ea;
}
Background
.bg-6981ea {
  background-color: #6981ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6981ea {
  border: 2px solid #6981ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6981ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 129 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 75% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6981ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6981ea, #9269ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6981ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 129 234 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.48 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.22 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.39 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.39 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.04 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.12 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.22 #967e15 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6981ea  rgb(105, 129, 234)  hsl(229, 75%, 66%)  Glaucous
#ead269  rgb(234, 210, 105)  hsl(49, 75%, 66%)  Jasmine
#ea6981  rgb(234, 105, 129)  hsl(349, 75%, 66%)  Blush
#81ea69  rgb(129, 234, 105)  hsl(109, 75%, 66%)  Pastel Green