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#6C8DDD

#6c8ddd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6c8ddd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 55.29% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.13% cyan, 36.2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 222.48°, with 62.43% saturation and 64.51% 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 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.79.

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Relative luminance0.2746

Complementary

  1. #6c8ddd
  2. #ddbc6c

Split complementary

  1. #6c8ddd
  2. #dd846c
  3. #c5dd6c

Analogous

  1. #6cc5dd
  2. #6c8ddd
  3. #846cdd

Triadic

  1. #6c8ddd
  2. #dd6c8d
  3. #8ddd6c

Tetradic

  1. #6c8ddd
  2. #bc6cdd
  3. #ddbc6c
  4. #8ddd6c

Square

  1. #6c8ddd
  2. #dd6cc5
  3. #ddbc6c
  4. #6cdd84

Monochromatic

  1. #21418f
  2. #2f5dcd
  3. #6c8ddd
  4. #aabdeb
  5. #e8edfa

Shades

#6c8ddd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c8ddd
  2. #617fc7
  3. #5671b1
  4. #4c639b
  5. #415585
  6. #36476f
  7. #2b3858
  8. #202a42
  9. #161c2c
  10. #0b0e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c8ddd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c8ddd
  2. #7b98e0
  3. #89a4e4
  4. #98afe7
  5. #a7bbeb
  6. #b6c6ee
  7. #c4d1f1
  8. #d3ddf5
  9. #e2e8f8
  10. #f0f4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c8ddd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c8ddd
  2. #6e8cd4
  3. #708aca
  4. #7289c1
  5. #7488b8
  6. #7687af
  7. #7885a5
  8. #7a849c
  9. #7c8393
  10. #7e8189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #828eb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e95e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #618adb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #379eaa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d92df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #668bdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5198c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c8ddd {
  color: #6c8ddd;
}
Background
.bg-6c8ddd {
  background-color: #6c8ddd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6c8ddd {
  border: 2px solid #6c8ddd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c8ddd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 141 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 62% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c8ddd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c8ddd, #846cdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c8ddd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 141 221 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.79 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.10 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.93 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.78 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.18 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.85 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.04 #937222 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6c8ddd  rgb(108, 141, 221)  hsl(222, 62%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#ddbc6c  rgb(221, 188, 108)  hsl(42, 62%, 65%)  Vegas Gold
#dd6c8d  rgb(221, 108, 141)  hsl(342, 62%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#8ddd6c  rgb(141, 221, 108)  hsl(102, 62%, 65%)  Pastel Green