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#6983EA

#6983ea ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6983ea is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 51.37% green and 91.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.13% cyan, 44.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 227.91°, 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 6.04:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 6.4.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2518

Complementary

  1. #6983ea
  2. #ead069

Split complementary

  1. #6983ea
  2. #ea9069
  3. #c3ea69

Analogous

  1. #69c3ea
  2. #6983ea
  3. #9069ea

Triadic

  1. #6983ea
  2. #ea6983
  3. #83ea69

Tetradic

  1. #6983ea
  2. #d069ea
  3. #ead069
  4. #83ea69

Square

  1. #6983ea
  2. #ea69c3
  3. #ead069
  4. #69ea90

Monochromatic

  1. #1733a3
  2. #264ce1
  3. #6983ea
  4. #acbaf3
  5. #edf0fc

Shades

#6983ea mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6983ea
  2. #5f76d3
  3. #5469bb
  4. #4a5ca4
  5. #3f4f8c
  6. #354275
  7. #2a345e
  8. #202746
  9. #151a2f
  10. #0b0d17
  11. #000000

Tints

#6983ea mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6983ea
  2. #788fec
  3. #879cee
  4. #96a8f0
  5. #a5b5f2
  6. #b4c1f5
  7. #c3cdf7
  8. #d2daf9
  9. #e1e6fb
  10. #f0f3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6983ea mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6983ea
  2. #6b83df
  3. #6e82d5
  4. #7082ca
  5. #7282c0
  6. #7582b5
  7. #7781aa
  8. #7981a0
  9. #7b8195
  10. #7e808b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e87b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #558fee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4584e8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1e9aab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5e8bec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5684e9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4891c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6983ea {
  color: #6983ea;
}
Background
.bg-6983ea {
  background-color: #6983ea;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6983ea {
  border: 2px solid #6983ea;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6983ea;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 131 234;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 75% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6983ea {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6983ea, #9069ea);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6983ea {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 131 234 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.40 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.55 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.76 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.64 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.03 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.53 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.55 #967c15 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6983ea  rgb(105, 131, 234)  hsl(228, 75%, 66%)  Glaucous
#ead069  rgb(234, 208, 105)  hsl(48, 75%, 66%)  Jasmine
#ea6983  rgb(234, 105, 131)  hsl(348, 75%, 66%)  Blush
#83ea69  rgb(131, 234, 105)  hsl(108, 75%, 66%)  Pastel Green