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#6C80DA

#6c80da ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6c80da is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 50.2% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.46% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 229.09°, with 59.78% saturation and 63.92% 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 5.74:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.37.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2369

Complementary

  1. #6c80da
  2. #dac66c

Split complementary

  1. #6c80da
  2. #da8f6c
  3. #b7da6c

Analogous

  1. #6cb7da
  2. #6c80da
  3. #8f6cda

Triadic

  1. #6c80da
  2. #da6c80
  3. #80da6c

Tetradic

  1. #6c80da
  2. #c66cda
  3. #dac66c
  4. #80da6c

Square

  1. #6c80da
  2. #da6cb7
  3. #dac66c
  4. #6cda8f

Monochromatic

  1. #23368a
  2. #324dc7
  3. #6c80da
  4. #a9b5e9
  5. #e6eaf9

Shades

#6c80da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c80da
  2. #6173c4
  3. #5666ae
  4. #4c5a99
  5. #414d83
  6. #36406d
  7. #2b3357
  8. #202641
  9. #161a2c
  10. #0b0d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c80da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c80da
  2. #7b8dde
  3. #8999e1
  4. #98a6e5
  5. #a7b3e9
  6. #b6c0ed
  7. #c4ccf0
  8. #d3d9f4
  9. #e2e6f8
  10. #f0f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c80da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c80da
  2. #6e80d1
  3. #7080c8
  4. #7280bf
  5. #7480b6
  6. #7680ad
  7. #7880a4
  8. #7a809b
  9. #7c8092
  10. #7e8089
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #868686 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c83ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c8bdd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5081d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3d93a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6386dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d81d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #548cbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c80da {
  color: #6c80da;
}
Background
.bg-6c80da {
  background-color: #6c80da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6c80da {
  border: 2px solid #6c80da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c80da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 128 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 60% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c80da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c80da, #8f6cda);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c80da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 128 218 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.37 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.11 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.13 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.81 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.91 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.16 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.34 #937f25 Inverted #868686 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6c80da  rgb(108, 128, 218)  hsl(229, 60%, 64%)  Glaucous
#dac66c  rgb(218, 198, 108)  hsl(49, 60%, 64%)  Vegas Gold
#da6c80  rgb(218, 108, 128)  hsl(349, 60%, 64%)  Blush
#80da6c  rgb(128, 218, 108)  hsl(109, 60%, 64%)  Pastel Green