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#6C8EDD

#6c8edd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6c8edd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 55.69% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.13% cyan, 35.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 221.95°, 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 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2775

Complementary

  1. #6c8edd
  2. #ddbb6c

Split complementary

  1. #6c8edd
  2. #dd836c
  3. #c6dd6c

Analogous

  1. #6cc6dd
  2. #6c8edd
  3. #836cdd

Triadic

  1. #6c8edd
  2. #dd6c8e
  3. #8edd6c

Tetradic

  1. #6c8edd
  2. #bb6cdd
  3. #ddbb6c
  4. #8edd6c

Square

  1. #6c8edd
  2. #dd6cc6
  3. #ddbb6c
  4. #6cdd83

Monochromatic

  1. #21428f
  2. #2f5fcd
  3. #6c8edd
  4. #aabeeb
  5. #e8eefa

Shades

#6c8edd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c8edd
  2. #6180c7
  3. #5672b1
  4. #4c639b
  5. #415585
  6. #36476f
  7. #2b3958
  8. #202b42
  9. #161c2c
  10. #0b0e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c8edd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c8edd
  2. #7b99e0
  3. #89a5e4
  4. #98b0e7
  5. #a7bbeb
  6. #b6c7ee
  7. #c4d2f1
  8. #d3ddf5
  9. #e2e8f8
  10. #f0f4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c8edd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c8edd
  2. #6e8dd4
  3. #708bca
  4. #728ac1
  5. #7488b8
  6. #7687af
  7. #7886a5
  8. #7a849c
  9. #7c8393
  10. #7e8189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #838fb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f95e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #628bdb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #379fab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e92df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #668cdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5198c1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c8edd {
  color: #6c8edd;
}
Background
.bg-6c8edd {
  background-color: #6c8edd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6c8edd {
  border: 2px solid #6c8edd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c8edd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 142 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 62% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c8edd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c8edd, #836cdd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c8edd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 142 221 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.49 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.83 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.08 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.61 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.96 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.82 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.93 #937122 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6c8edd  rgb(108, 142, 221)  hsl(222, 62%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#ddbb6c  rgb(221, 187, 108)  hsl(42, 62%, 65%)  Meat Brown
#dd6c8e  rgb(221, 108, 142)  hsl(342, 62%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#8edd6c  rgb(142, 221, 108)  hsl(102, 62%, 65%)  Pastel Green