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#6A8CD4

#6a8cd4 ≈ United Nations Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6a8cd4 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 54.9% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 33.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.86% black. Its hue angle is 220.75°, with 55.21% saturation and 62.35% 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 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 4.14.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2657

Complementary

  1. #6a8cd4
  2. #d4b26a

Split complementary

  1. #6a8cd4
  2. #d47d6a
  3. #c1d46a

Analogous

  1. #6ac1d4
  2. #6a8cd4
  3. #7d6ad4

Triadic

  1. #6a8cd4
  2. #d46a8c
  3. #8cd46a

Tetradic

  1. #6a8cd4
  2. #b26ad4
  3. #d4b26a
  4. #8cd46a

Square

  1. #6a8cd4
  2. #d46ac1
  3. #d4b26a
  4. #6ad47d

Monochromatic

  1. #254280
  2. #3661bb
  3. #6a8cd4
  4. #a5bae5
  5. #e1e8f6

Shades

#6a8cd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a8cd4
  2. #5f7ebf
  3. #5570aa
  4. #4a6294
  5. #40547f
  6. #35466a
  7. #2a3855
  8. #202a40
  9. #151c2a
  10. #0b0e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a8cd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a8cd4
  2. #7998d8
  3. #88a3dd
  4. #97afe1
  5. #a6bae5
  6. #b5c6ea
  7. #c3d1ee
  8. #d2ddf2
  9. #e1e8f6
  10. #f0f4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a8cd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a8cd4
  2. #6c8bcc
  3. #6e8ac3
  4. #7188bb
  5. #7387b2
  6. #7586aa
  7. #7785a2
  8. #798499
  9. #7c8291
  10. #7e8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #808dae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7092d7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6488d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3b9ba6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e90d6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #678ad3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5296ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a8cd4 {
  color: #6a8cd4;
}
Background
.bg-6a8cd4 {
  background-color: #6a8cd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6a8cd4 {
  border: 2px solid #6a8cd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a8cd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 140 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 55% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a8cd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a8cd4, #7d6ad4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a8cd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 140 212 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.14 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.27 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.91 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.36 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.02 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.07 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.46 #95732b Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#6a8cd4  rgb(106, 140, 212)  hsl(221, 55%, 62%)  United Nations Blue
#d4b26a  rgb(212, 178, 106)  hsl(41, 55%, 62%)  Burly Wood
#d46a8c  rgb(212, 106, 140)  hsl(341, 55%, 62%)  Pale Violet Red
#8cd46a  rgb(140, 212, 106)  hsl(101, 55%, 62%)  Pastel Green