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#6C8FBD

#6c8fbd ≈ Glaucous

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6c8fbd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 56.08% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 42.86% cyan, 24.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 25.88% black. Its hue angle is 214.07°, with 38.03% saturation and 58.24% 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.52.

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Relative luminance0.2651

Complementary

  1. #6c8fbd
  2. #bd9a6c

Split complementary

  1. #6c8fbd
  2. #bd726c
  3. #b8bd6c

Analogous

  1. #6cb8bd
  2. #6c8fbd
  3. #726cbd

Triadic

  1. #6c8fbd
  2. #bd6c8f
  3. #8fbd6c

Tetradic

  1. #6c8fbd
  2. #9a6cbd
  3. #bd9a6c
  4. #8fbd6c

Square

  1. #6c8fbd
  2. #bd6cb8
  3. #bd9a6c
  4. #6cbd72

Monochromatic

  1. #2d4463
  2. #446998
  3. #6c8fbd
  4. #a1b7d5
  5. #d6dfec

Shades

#6c8fbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c8fbd
  2. #6181aa
  3. #567297
  4. #4c6484
  5. #415671
  6. #36485f
  7. #2b394c
  8. #202b39
  9. #161d26
  10. #0b0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c8fbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c8fbd
  2. #7b9ac4
  3. #89a5ca
  4. #98b1d1
  5. #a7bcd7
  6. #b6c7de
  7. #c4d2e5
  8. #d3ddeb
  9. #e2e9f2
  10. #f0f4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c8fbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c8fbd
  2. #6e8eb7
  3. #708cb1
  4. #728bab
  5. #7489a5
  6. #76889f
  7. #788698
  8. #7a8592
  9. #7c838c
  10. #7e8286
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #818ea2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e91bf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7489bc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4e999f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7790be ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #718cbc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b95ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c8fbd {
  color: #6c8fbd;
}
Background
.bg-6c8fbd {
  background-color: #6c8fbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6c8fbd {
  border: 2px solid #6c8fbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c8fbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 143 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 38% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c8fbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c8fbd, #726cbd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c8fbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 143 189 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.52 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.93 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.49 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.56 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.20 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.26 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.90 #937042 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6c8fbd  rgb(108, 143, 189)  hsl(214, 38%, 58%)  Glaucous
#bd9a6c  rgb(189, 154, 108)  hsl(34, 38%, 58%)  Camel
#bd6c8f  rgb(189, 108, 143)  hsl(334, 38%, 58%)  Turkish Rose
#8fbd6c  rgb(143, 189, 108)  hsl(94, 38%, 58%)  Pistachio