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#6A7BC4

#6a7bc4 ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6a7bc4 is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 48.24% green and 76.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.92% cyan, 37.24% magenta, 0% yellow and 23.14% black. Its hue angle is 228.67°, with 43.27% saturation and 59.22% 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 5.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.65.

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Relative luminance0.2122

Complementary

  1. #6a7bc4
  2. #c4b36a

Split complementary

  1. #6a7bc4
  2. #c4866a
  3. #a8c46a

Analogous

  1. #6aa8c4
  2. #6a7bc4
  3. #866ac4

Triadic

  1. #6a7bc4
  2. #c46a7b
  3. #7bc46a

Tetradic

  1. #6a7bc4
  2. #b36ac4
  3. #c4b36a
  4. #7bc46a

Square

  1. #6a7bc4
  2. #c46aa8
  3. #c4b36a
  4. #6ac486

Monochromatic

  1. #2a366b
  2. #4052a2
  3. #6a7bc4
  4. #a1acda
  5. #d8dcef

Shades

#6a7bc4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a7bc4
  2. #5f6fb0
  3. #55629d
  4. #4a5689
  5. #404a76
  6. #353e62
  7. #2a314e
  8. #20253b
  9. #151927
  10. #0b0c14
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a7bc4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a7bc4
  2. #7988ca
  3. #8895d0
  4. #97a3d6
  5. #a6b0dc
  6. #b5bde2
  7. #c3cae7
  8. #d2d7ed
  9. #e1e5f3
  10. #f0f2f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a7bc4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a7bc4
  2. #6c7cbd
  3. #6e7cb6
  4. #717db0
  5. #737da9
  6. #757ea2
  7. #777e9b
  8. #797f94
  9. #7c7f8e
  10. #7e8087
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #777d9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6083c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #587bc2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #498a96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6480c6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #607bc3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5884aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a7bc4 {
  color: #6a7bc4;
}
Background
.bg-6a7bc4 {
  background-color: #6a7bc4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6a7bc4 {
  border: 2px solid #6a7bc4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a7bc4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 123 196;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 43% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a7bc4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a7bc4, #866ac4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a7bc4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 123 196 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.65 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.45 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.53 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.72 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.73 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 9.81 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 10.07 #95843b Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6a7bc4  rgb(106, 123, 196)  hsl(229, 43%, 59%)  Glaucous
#c4b36a  rgb(196, 179, 106)  hsl(49, 43%, 59%)  Vegas Gold
#c46a7b  rgb(196, 106, 123)  hsl(349, 43%, 59%)  Rose Gold
#7bc46a  rgb(123, 196, 106)  hsl(109, 43%, 59%)  Mantis