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#6B95BD

#6b95bd ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6b95bd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.96% red, 58.43% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.39% cyan, 21.16% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 209.27°, with 38.32% saturation and 58.04% 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 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2829

Complementary

  1. #6b95bd
  2. #bd936b

Split complementary

  1. #6b95bd
  2. #bd6b6c
  3. #bdbc6b

Analogous

  1. #6bbdbc
  2. #6b95bd
  3. #6b6cbd

Triadic

  1. #6b95bd
  2. #bd6b95
  3. #95bd6b

Tetradic

  1. #6b95bd
  2. #936bbd
  3. #bd936b
  4. #95bd6b

Square

  1. #6b95bd
  2. #bc6bbd
  3. #bd936b
  4. #6cbd6b

Monochromatic

  1. #2c4863
  2. #446f98
  3. #6b95bd
  4. #a0bbd5
  5. #d5e1ec

Shades

#6b95bd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6b95bd
  2. #6086aa
  3. #567797
  4. #4b6884
  5. #405971
  6. #364b5f
  7. #2b3c4c
  8. #202d39
  9. #151e26
  10. #0b0f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#6b95bd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6b95bd
  2. #7aa0c4
  3. #89aaca
  4. #97b5d1
  5. #a6bfd7
  6. #b5cade
  7. #c4d5e5
  8. #d3dfeb
  9. #e1eaf2
  10. #f0f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6b95bd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6b95bd
  2. #6d93b7
  3. #6f91b1
  4. #718fab
  5. #738da5
  6. #768b9f
  7. #788898
  8. #7a8692
  9. #7c848c
  10. #7e8286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8393a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8596bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b8dbc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4b9ea2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b95be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7590bd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a9bae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6b95bd {
  color: #6b95bd;
}
Background
.bg-6b95bd {
  background-color: #6b95bd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6b95bd {
  border: 2px solid #6b95bd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6b95bd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 107 149 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 209 38% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6b95bd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6b95bd, #6b6cbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6b95bd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(107 149 189 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.90 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.40 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.45 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 5.48 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.60 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.81 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.93 #946a42 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#6b95bd  rgb(107, 149, 189)  hsl(209, 38%, 58%)  United Nations Blue
#bd936b  rgb(189, 147, 107)  hsl(29, 38%, 58%)  Camel
#bd6b95  rgb(189, 107, 149)  hsl(329, 38%, 58%)  Sky Magenta
#95bd6b  rgb(149, 189, 107)  hsl(89, 38%, 58%)  Olivine