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#6987CB

#6987cb ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6987cb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 52.94% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.28% cyan, 33.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 221.63°, with 48.51% saturation and 60.39% 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 3.42.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2464

Complementary

  1. #6987cb
  2. #cbad69

Split complementary

  1. #6987cb
  2. #cb7c69
  3. #b8cb69

Analogous

  1. #69b8cb
  2. #6987cb
  3. #7c69cb

Triadic

  1. #6987cb
  2. #cb6987
  3. #87cb69

Tetradic

  1. #6987cb
  2. #ad69cb
  3. #cbad69
  4. #87cb69

Square

  1. #6987cb
  2. #cb69b8
  3. #cbad69
  4. #69cb7c

Monochromatic

  1. #283f73
  2. #3c5eac
  3. #6987cb
  4. #a2b4df
  5. #dbe2f2

Shades

#6987cb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6987cb
  2. #5f7ab7
  3. #546ca2
  4. #4a5f8e
  5. #3f517a
  6. #354466
  7. #2a3651
  8. #20293d
  9. #151b29
  10. #0b0e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#6987cb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6987cb
  2. #7893d0
  3. #879fd5
  4. #96abdb
  5. #a5b7e0
  6. #b4c3e5
  7. #c3cfea
  8. #d2dbef
  9. #e1e7f5
  10. #f0f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6987cb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6987cb
  2. #6b86c4
  3. #6e86bc
  4. #7085b5
  5. #7284ad
  6. #7584a6
  7. #77839e
  8. #798297
  9. #7b818f
  10. #7e8188
  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 #7d88a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d8dce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6384ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4095a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c8bcd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6585ca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5490b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6987cb {
  color: #6987cb;
}
Background
.bg-6987cb {
  background-color: #6987cb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6987cb {
  border: 2px solid #6987cb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6987cb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 135 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 49% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6987cb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6987cb, #7c69cb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6987cb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 135 203 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.42 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.81 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.20 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.27 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.98 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.26 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.38 #967834 Inverted #888888 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6987cb  rgb(105, 135, 203)  hsl(222, 49%, 60%)  Glaucous
#cbad69  rgb(203, 173, 105)  hsl(42, 49%, 60%)  Ecru
#cb6987  rgb(203, 105, 135)  hsl(342, 49%, 60%)  Pale Violet Red
#87cb69  rgb(135, 203, 105)  hsl(102, 49%, 60%)  Mantis