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#6C8BBF

#6c8bbf ≈ Glaucous

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6c8bbf is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 54.51% green and 74.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.46% cyan, 27.23% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 217.59°, with 39.34% saturation and 58.63% 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 6.08:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.2541

Complementary

  1. #6c8bbf
  2. #bfa06c

Split complementary

  1. #6c8bbf
  2. #bf776c
  3. #b5bf6c

Analogous

  1. #6cb5bf
  2. #6c8bbf
  3. #776cbf

Triadic

  1. #6c8bbf
  2. #bf6c8b
  3. #8bbf6c

Tetradic

  1. #6c8bbf
  2. #a06cbf
  3. #bfa06c
  4. #8bbf6c

Square

  1. #6c8bbf
  2. #bf6cb5
  3. #bfa06c
  4. #6cbf77

Monochromatic

  1. #2c4266
  2. #43649b
  3. #6c8bbf
  4. #a1b5d6
  5. #d7dfed

Shades

#6c8bbf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c8bbf
  2. #617dac
  3. #566f99
  4. #4c6186
  5. #415373
  6. #364660
  7. #2b384c
  8. #202a39
  9. #161c26
  10. #0b0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c8bbf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c8bbf
  2. #7b97c5
  3. #89a2cc
  4. #98aed2
  5. #a7b9d9
  6. #b6c5df
  7. #c4d1e5
  8. #d3dcec
  9. #e2e8f2
  10. #f0f3f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c8bbf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c8bbf
  2. #6e8ab9
  3. #7089b2
  4. #7288ac
  5. #7487a6
  6. #7686a0
  7. #788499
  8. #7a8393
  9. #7c828d
  10. #7e8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f8aa2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #788ec1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f86be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e969d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #738dc0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e88be ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b92ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c8bbf {
  color: #6c8bbf;
}
Background
.bg-6c8bbf {
  background-color: #6c8bbf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6c8bbf {
  border: 2px solid #6c8bbf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c8bbf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 139 191;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 39% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c8bbf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c8bbf, #776cbf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c8bbf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 139 191 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.46 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.70 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.19 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.58 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.59 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.61 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.03 #937440 Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6c8bbf  rgb(108, 139, 191)  hsl(218, 39%, 59%)  Glaucous
#bfa06c  rgb(191, 160, 108)  hsl(38, 39%, 59%)  Camel
#bf6c8b  rgb(191, 108, 139)  hsl(338, 39%, 59%)  Turkish Rose
#8bbf6c  rgb(139, 191, 108)  hsl(98, 39%, 59%)  Pistachio