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#6993EB

#6993eb ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6993eb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 57.65% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.32% cyan, 37.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 220.62°, 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 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 1.31.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2987

Complementary

  1. #6993eb
  2. #ebc169

Split complementary

  1. #6993eb
  2. #eb8069
  3. #d4eb69

Analogous

  1. #69d4eb
  2. #6993eb
  3. #8069eb

Triadic

  1. #6993eb
  2. #eb6993
  3. #93eb69

Tetradic

  1. #6993eb
  2. #c169eb
  3. #ebc169
  4. #93eb69

Square

  1. #6993eb
  2. #eb69d4
  3. #ebc169
  4. #69eb80

Monochromatic

  1. #1644a5
  2. #2662e2
  3. #6993eb
  4. #adc4f4
  5. #edf2fd

Shades

#6993eb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6993eb
  2. #5f84d4
  3. #5476bc
  4. #4a67a5
  5. #3f588d
  6. #354a76
  7. #2a3b5e
  8. #202c47
  9. #151d2f
  10. #0b0f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#6993eb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6993eb
  2. #789eed
  3. #87a9ef
  4. #96b3f1
  5. #a5bef3
  6. #b4c9f5
  7. #c3d4f7
  8. #d2dff9
  9. #e1e9fb
  10. #f0f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6993eb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6993eb
  2. #6b91e0
  3. #6e8fd6
  4. #708dcb
  5. #728bc0
  6. #758ab6
  7. #7788ab
  8. #7986a0
  9. #7b8495
  10. #7e828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8594bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f9bef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f8fe9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #13a6b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d98ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6391ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #459fcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6993eb {
  color: #6993eb;
}
Background
.bg-6993eb {
  background-color: #6993eb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6993eb {
  border: 2px solid #6993eb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6993eb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 147 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 76% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6993eb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6993eb, #8069eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6993eb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 147 235 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 1.31 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.60 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.59 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.95 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.49 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.97 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.92 #966c14 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6993eb  rgb(105, 147, 235)  hsl(221, 76%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#ebc169  rgb(235, 193, 105)  hsl(41, 76%, 67%)  Meat Brown
#eb6993  rgb(235, 105, 147)  hsl(341, 76%, 67%)  Pale Violet Red
#93eb69  rgb(147, 235, 105)  hsl(101, 76%, 67%)  Inchworm