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#6987BF

#6987bf ≈ Glaucous

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6987bf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 52.94% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.03% cyan, 29.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 219.07°, with 40.19% saturation and 58.04% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.2409

Complementary

  1. #6987bf
  2. #bfa169

Split complementary

  1. #6987bf
  2. #bf7669
  3. #b2bf69

Analogous

  1. #69b2bf
  2. #6987bf
  3. #7669bf

Triadic

  1. #6987bf
  2. #bf6987
  3. #87bf69

Tetradic

  1. #6987bf
  2. #a169bf
  3. #bfa169
  4. #87bf69

Square

  1. #6987bf
  2. #bf69b2
  3. #bfa169
  4. #69bf76

Monochromatic

  1. #2b3f64
  2. #42609a
  3. #6987bf
  4. #9fb2d6
  5. #d4dded

Shades

#6987bf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6987bf
  2. #5f7aac
  3. #546c99
  4. #4a5f86
  5. #3f5173
  6. #354460
  7. #2a364c
  8. #202939
  9. #151b26
  10. #0b0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#6987bf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6987bf
  2. #7893c5
  3. #879fcc
  4. #96abd2
  5. #a5b7d9
  6. #b4c3df
  7. #c3cfe5
  8. #d2dbec
  9. #e1e7f2
  10. #f0f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6987bf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6987bf
  2. #6b86b9
  3. #6e86b2
  4. #7085ac
  5. #7284a6
  6. #7584a0
  7. #778399
  8. #798293
  9. #7b818d
  10. #7e8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c87a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #728bc1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6983be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #48939b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f89c0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6985be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #578eaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6987bf {
  color: #6987bf;
}
Background
.bg-6987bf {
  background-color: #6987bf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6987bf {
  border: 2px solid #6987bf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6987bf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 135 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 40% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6987bf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6987bf, #7669bf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6987bf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 135 191 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 2.46 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.39 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 6.91 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.99 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.32 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.89 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.35 #967840 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6987bf  rgb(105, 135, 191)  hsl(219, 40%, 58%)  Glaucous
#bfa169  rgb(191, 161, 105)  hsl(39, 40%, 58%)  Camel
#bf6987  rgb(191, 105, 135)  hsl(339, 40%, 58%)  Turkish Rose
#87bf69  rgb(135, 191, 105)  hsl(99, 40%, 58%)  Pistachio