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#6C8CD3

#6c8cd3 ≈ United Nations Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6c8cd3 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 54.9% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.82% cyan, 33.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 221.36°, with 53.93% saturation and 62.55% 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 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 4.52.

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Relative luminance0.2665

Complementary

  1. #6c8cd3
  2. #d3b36c

Split complementary

  1. #6c8cd3
  2. #d3806c
  3. #c0d36c

Analogous

  1. #6cc0d3
  2. #6c8cd3
  3. #806cd3

Triadic

  1. #6c8cd3
  2. #d36c8c
  3. #8cd36c

Tetradic

  1. #6c8cd3
  2. #b36cd3
  3. #d3b36c
  4. #8cd36c

Square

  1. #6c8cd3
  2. #d36cc0
  3. #d3b36c
  4. #6cd380

Monochromatic

  1. #264280
  2. #3860bb
  3. #6c8cd3
  4. #a7bae5
  5. #e2e8f6

Shades

#6c8cd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c8cd3
  2. #617ebe
  3. #5670a9
  4. #4c6294
  5. #41547f
  6. #36466a
  7. #2b3854
  8. #202a3f
  9. #161c2a
  10. #0b0e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c8cd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c8cd3
  2. #7b98d7
  3. #89a3dc
  4. #98afe0
  5. #a7bae5
  6. #b6c6e9
  7. #c4d1ed
  8. #d3ddf2
  9. #e2e8f6
  10. #f0f4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c8cd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c8cd3
  2. #6e8bcb
  3. #708ac2
  4. #7288ba
  5. #7487b2
  6. #7686aa
  7. #7885a1
  8. #7a8499
  9. #7c8291
  10. #7e8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #818dad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7192d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6689d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #409ba6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f90d5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #688ad2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5595ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c8cd3 {
  color: #6c8cd3;
}
Background
.bg-6c8cd3 {
  background-color: #6c8cd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6c8cd3 {
  border: 2px solid #6c8cd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c8cd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 140 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 54% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c8cd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c8cd3, #806cd3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c8cd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 140 211 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.52 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.56 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.95 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.80 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.29 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.51 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.64 #93732c Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#6c8cd3  rgb(108, 140, 211)  hsl(221, 54%, 63%)  United Nations Blue
#d3b36c  rgb(211, 179, 108)  hsl(41, 54%, 63%)  Vegas Gold
#d36c8c  rgb(211, 108, 140)  hsl(341, 54%, 63%)  Pale Violet Red
#8cd36c  rgb(140, 211, 108)  hsl(101, 54%, 63%)  Pastel Green