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#6983FF

#6983ff ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6983ff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.82% cyan, 48.63% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 229.6°, with 100% saturation and 70.59% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 6.93.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2646

Complementary

  1. #6983ff
  2. #ffe569

Split complementary

  1. #6983ff
  2. #ff9a69
  3. #ceff69

Analogous

  1. #69ceff
  2. #6983ff
  3. #9a69ff

Triadic

  1. #6983ff
  2. #ff6983
  3. #83ff69

Tetradic

  1. #6983ff
  2. #e569ff
  3. #ffe569
  4. #83ff69

Square

  1. #6983ff
  2. #ff69ce
  3. #ffe569
  4. #69ff9a

Monochromatic

  1. #0024cf
  2. #1d44ff
  3. #6983ff
  4. #b6c2ff
  5. #ebeeff

Shades

#6983ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6983ff
  2. #5f76e6
  3. #5469cc
  4. #4a5cb3
  5. #3f4f99
  6. #354280
  7. #2a3466
  8. #20274d
  9. #151a33
  10. #0b0d1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#6983ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6983ff
  2. #788fff
  3. #879cff
  4. #96a8ff
  5. #a5b5ff
  6. #b4c1ff
  7. #c3cdff
  8. #d2daff
  9. #e1e6ff
  10. #f0f3ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6983ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6983ff
  2. #6b83f2
  3. #6e82e6
  4. #7082d9
  5. #7282cc
  6. #7582c0
  7. #7781b3
  8. #7981a6
  9. #7b8199
  10. #7e808d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8089c5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4393ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2686fc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009fb5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #558dff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4a85fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c95d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6983ff {
  color: #6983ff;
}
Background
.bg-6983ff {
  background-color: #6983ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6983ff {
  border: 2px solid #6983ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6983ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 131 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 100% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6983ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6983ff, #9a69ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6983ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 131 255 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.93 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.46 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.49 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.86 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.87 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.95 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 10.37 #967c00 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6983ff  rgb(105, 131, 255)  hsl(230, 100%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#ffe569  rgb(255, 229, 105)  hsl(50, 100%, 71%)  Naples Yellow
#ff6983  rgb(255, 105, 131)  hsl(350, 100%, 71%)  Light Coral
#83ff69  rgb(131, 255, 105)  hsl(110, 100%, 71%)  Neon Green