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#6992EB

#6992eb ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6992eb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 57.25% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.32% cyan, 37.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 221.08°, with 76.47% saturation and 66.67% 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 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 1.61.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2956

Complementary

  1. #6992eb
  2. #ebc269

Split complementary

  1. #6992eb
  2. #eb8169
  3. #d3eb69

Analogous

  1. #69d3eb
  2. #6992eb
  3. #8169eb

Triadic

  1. #6992eb
  2. #eb6992
  3. #92eb69

Tetradic

  1. #6992eb
  2. #c269eb
  3. #ebc269
  4. #92eb69

Square

  1. #6992eb
  2. #eb69d3
  3. #ebc269
  4. #69eb81

Monochromatic

  1. #1643a5
  2. #2661e2
  3. #6992eb
  4. #adc3f4
  5. #edf2fd

Shades

#6992eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6992eb
  2. #5f83d4
  3. #5475bc
  4. #4a66a5
  5. #3f588d
  6. #354976
  7. #2a3a5e
  8. #202c47
  9. #151d2f
  10. #0b0f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#6992eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6992eb
  2. #789ded
  3. #87a8ef
  4. #96b3f1
  5. #a5bef3
  6. #b4c9f5
  7. #c3d3f7
  8. #d2def9
  9. #e1e9fb
  10. #f0f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6992eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6992eb
  2. #6b90e0
  3. #6e8ed6
  4. #708dcb
  5. #728bc0
  6. #7589b6
  7. #7787ab
  8. #7985a0
  9. #7b8495
  10. #7e828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8593bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d9aef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d8ee9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #14a6b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c97ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6290ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #469ecc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6992eb {
  color: #6992eb;
}
Background
.bg-6992eb {
  background-color: #6992eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6992eb {
  border: 2px solid #6992eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6992eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 146 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 76% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6992eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6992eb, #8169eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6992eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 146 235 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 1.61 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.75 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.74 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.03 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.74 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.78 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.16 #966d14 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6992eb  rgb(105, 146, 235)  hsl(221, 76%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#ebc269  rgb(235, 194, 105)  hsl(41, 76%, 67%)  Meat Brown
#eb6992  rgb(235, 105, 146)  hsl(341, 76%, 67%)  Pale Violet Red
#92eb69  rgb(146, 235, 105)  hsl(101, 76%, 67%)  Inchworm