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#6992EF

#6992ef ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6992ef 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 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.07% cyan, 38.91% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 221.64°, with 80.72% saturation and 67.45% 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 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 1.71.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2979

Complementary

  1. #6992ef
  2. #efc669

Split complementary

  1. #6992ef
  2. #ef8369
  3. #d5ef69

Analogous

  1. #69d5ef
  2. #6992ef
  3. #8369ef

Triadic

  1. #6992ef
  2. #ef6992
  3. #92ef69

Tetradic

  1. #6992ef
  2. #c669ef
  3. #efc669
  4. #92ef69

Square

  1. #6992ef
  2. #ef69d5
  3. #efc669
  4. #69ef83

Monochromatic

  1. #1242ad
  2. #2460e8
  3. #6992ef
  4. #aec4f6
  5. #edf2fd

Shades

#6992ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6992ef
  2. #5f83d7
  3. #5475bf
  4. #4a66a7
  5. #3f588f
  6. #354978
  7. #2a3a60
  8. #202c48
  9. #151d30
  10. #0b0f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#6992ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6992ef
  2. #789df1
  3. #87a8f2
  4. #96b3f4
  5. #a5bef5
  6. #b4c9f7
  7. #c3d3f9
  8. #d2defa
  9. #e1e9fc
  10. #f0f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6992ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6992ef
  2. #6b90e4
  3. #6e8ed9
  4. #708dce
  5. #728bc3
  6. #7589b8
  7. #7787ac
  8. #7985a1
  9. #7b8496
  10. #7e828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8593bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b9bf3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a8fed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #03a7b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a97f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6090ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #449fcf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6992ef {
  color: #6992ef;
}
Background
.bg-6992ef {
  background-color: #6992ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6992ef {
  border: 2px solid #6992ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6992ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 146 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 81% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6992ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6992ef, #8369ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6992ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 146 239 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 1.71 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.99 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.84 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.24 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.84 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.10 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.34 #966d10 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6992ef  rgb(105, 146, 239)  hsl(222, 81%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#efc669  rgb(239, 198, 105)  hsl(42, 81%, 67%)  Meat Brown
#ef6992  rgb(239, 105, 146)  hsl(342, 81%, 67%)  Pale Violet Red
#92ef69  rgb(146, 239, 105)  hsl(102, 81%, 67%)  Inchworm