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#6C87CD

#6c87cd ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6c87cd is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 52.94% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.32% cyan, 34.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 223.3°, with 49.24% saturation and 61.37% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 3.95.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2492

Complementary

  1. #6c87cd
  2. #cdb26c

Split complementary

  1. #6c87cd
  2. #cd816c
  3. #b7cd6c

Analogous

  1. #6cb7cd
  2. #6c87cd
  3. #816ccd

Triadic

  1. #6c87cd
  2. #cd6c87
  3. #87cd6c

Tetradic

  1. #6c87cd
  2. #b26ccd
  3. #cdb26c
  4. #87cd6c

Square

  1. #6c87cd
  2. #cd6cb7
  3. #cdb26c
  4. #6ccd81

Monochromatic

  1. #293f77
  2. #3c5cb0
  3. #6c87cd
  4. #a5b6e0
  5. #dee4f4

Shades

#6c87cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c87cd
  2. #617ab9
  3. #566ca4
  4. #4c5f90
  5. #41517b
  6. #364467
  7. #2b3652
  8. #20293e
  9. #161b29
  10. #0b0e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c87cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c87cd
  2. #7b93d2
  3. #899fd7
  4. #98abdc
  5. #a7b7e1
  6. #b6c3e6
  7. #c4cfeb
  8. #d3dbf0
  9. #e2e7f5
  10. #f0f3fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c87cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c87cd
  2. #6e86c5
  3. #7086be
  4. #7285b6
  5. #7484ae
  6. #7684a7
  7. #78839f
  8. #7a8297
  9. #7c818f
  10. #7e8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e88a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d8dd0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6385cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4696a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d8bcf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6786cc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5790b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c87cd {
  color: #6c87cd;
}
Background
.bg-6c87cd {
  background-color: #6c87cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6c87cd {
  border: 2px solid #6c87cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c87cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 135 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 49% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c87cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c87cd, #816ccd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c87cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 135 205 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.95 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.23 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.42 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.94 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.67 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.77 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.95 #937832 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6c87cd  rgb(108, 135, 205)  hsl(223, 49%, 61%)  Glaucous
#cdb26c  rgb(205, 178, 108)  hsl(43, 49%, 61%)  Vegas Gold
#cd6c87  rgb(205, 108, 135)  hsl(343, 49%, 61%)  Pale Violet Red
#87cd6c  rgb(135, 205, 108)  hsl(103, 49%, 61%)  Mantis