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#6C8AFA

#6c8afa ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6c8afa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 54.12% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.8% cyan, 44.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 227.32°, with 93.42% saturation and 70.2% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.93.

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Relative luminance0.2827

Complementary

  1. #6c8afa
  2. #fadc6c

Split complementary

  1. #6c8afa
  2. #fa956c
  3. #d1fa6c

Analogous

  1. #6cd1fa
  2. #6c8afa
  3. #956cfa

Triadic

  1. #6c8afa
  2. #fa6c8a
  3. #8afa6c

Tetradic

  1. #6c8afa
  2. #dc6cfa
  3. #fadc6c
  4. #8afa6c

Square

  1. #6c8afa
  2. #fa6cd1
  3. #fadc6c
  4. #6cfa95

Monochromatic

  1. #072fc6
  2. #224ff7
  3. #6c8afa
  4. #b6c5fd
  5. #ebeffe

Shades

#6c8afa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c8afa
  2. #617ce1
  3. #566ec8
  4. #4c61af
  5. #415396
  6. #36457d
  7. #2b3764
  8. #20294b
  9. #161c32
  10. #0b0e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c8afa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c8afa
  2. #7b96fb
  3. #89a1fb
  4. #98adfc
  5. #a7b9fc
  6. #b6c5fd
  7. #c4d0fd
  8. #d3dcfe
  9. #e2e8fe
  10. #f0f3ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c8afa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c8afa
  2. #6e89ee
  3. #7088e2
  4. #7287d5
  5. #7486c9
  6. #7685bd
  7. #7884b1
  8. #7a83a5
  9. #7c8298
  10. #7e818c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #848ec4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5798fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #438bf8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a3b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6092fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #568bf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #459ad5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c8afa {
  color: #6c8afa;
}
Background
.bg-6c8afa {
  background-color: #6c8afa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6c8afa {
  border: 2px solid #6c8afa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c8afa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 138 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 93% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c8afa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c8afa, #956cfa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c8afa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 138 250 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.93 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.78 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.32 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.17 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.35 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 10.14 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.17 #937505 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6c8afa  rgb(108, 138, 250)  hsl(227, 93%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#fadc6c  rgb(250, 220, 108)  hsl(47, 93%, 70%)  Naples Yellow
#fa6c8a  rgb(250, 108, 138)  hsl(347, 93%, 70%)  Pale Violet Red
#8afa6c  rgb(138, 250, 108)  hsl(107, 93%, 70%)  Mint Green