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#6A98CE

#6a98ce ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6a98ce is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 59.61% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.54% cyan, 26.21% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 212.4°, with 50.51% saturation and 61.18% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2998

Complementary

  1. #6a98ce
  2. #cea06a

Split complementary

  1. #6a98ce
  2. #ce6e6a
  3. #cace6a

Analogous

  1. #6acace
  2. #6a98ce
  3. #6e6ace

Triadic

  1. #6a98ce
  2. #ce6a98
  3. #98ce6a

Tetradic

  1. #6a98ce
  2. #a06ace
  3. #cea06a
  4. #98ce6a

Square

  1. #6a98ce
  2. #ce6aca
  3. #cea06a
  4. #6ace6e

Monochromatic

  1. #274c78
  2. #3a71b1
  3. #6a98ce
  4. #a4c0e1
  5. #dde8f4

Shades

#6a98ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a98ce
  2. #5f89b9
  3. #557aa5
  4. #4a6a90
  5. #405b7c
  6. #354c67
  7. #2a3d52
  8. #202e3e
  9. #151e29
  10. #0b0f15
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a98ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a98ce
  2. #79a2d3
  3. #88add8
  4. #97b7dd
  5. #a6c1e2
  6. #b5cce7
  7. #c3d6eb
  8. #d2e0f0
  9. #e1eaf5
  10. #f0f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a98ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a98ce
  2. #6c96c6
  3. #6e93be
  4. #7191b7
  5. #738eaf
  6. #758ca7
  7. #778a9f
  8. #798797
  9. #7c8590
  10. #7e8288
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8696af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #839ad0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7690cd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3da4ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a99cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7294cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #539fba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a98ce {
  color: #6a98ce;
}
Background
.bg-6a98ce {
  background-color: #6a98ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6a98ce {
  border: 2px solid #6a98ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a98ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 152 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 212 51% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a98ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a98ce, #6e6ace);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a98ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 152 206 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.13 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.37 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.87 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.55 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.12 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.18 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.66 #956731 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#6a98ce  rgb(106, 152, 206)  hsl(212, 51%, 61%)  United Nations Blue
#cea06a  rgb(206, 160, 106)  hsl(32, 51%, 61%)  Camel
#ce6a98  rgb(206, 106, 152)  hsl(332, 51%, 61%)  Thulian Pink
#98ce6a  rgb(152, 206, 106)  hsl(92, 51%, 61%)  Pistachio