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#6C8FF3

#6c8ff3 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6c8ff3 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 56.08% green and 95.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.56% cyan, 41.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 224.44°, with 84.91% saturation and 68.82% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.18.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.293

Complementary

  1. #6c8ff3
  2. #f3d06c

Split complementary

  1. #6c8ff3
  2. #f38c6c
  3. #d3f36c

Analogous

  1. #6cd3f3
  2. #6c8ff3
  3. #8c6cf3

Triadic

  1. #6c8ff3
  2. #f36c8f
  3. #8ff36c

Tetradic

  1. #6c8ff3
  2. #d06cf3
  3. #f3d06c
  4. #8ff36c

Square

  1. #6c8ff3
  2. #f36cd3
  3. #f3d06c
  4. #6cf38c

Monochromatic

  1. #0f3bb7
  2. #2559ed
  3. #6c8ff3
  4. #b3c5f9
  5. #ecf1fd

Shades

#6c8ff3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c8ff3
  2. #6181db
  3. #5672c2
  4. #4c64aa
  5. #415692
  6. #36487a
  7. #2b3961
  8. #202b49
  9. #161d31
  10. #0b0e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c8ff3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c8ff3
  2. #7b9af4
  3. #89a5f5
  4. #98b1f7
  5. #a7bcf8
  6. #b6c7f9
  7. #c4d2fa
  8. #d3ddfb
  9. #e2e9fd
  10. #f0f4fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c8ff3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c8ff3
  2. #6e8ee8
  3. #708cdc
  4. #728bd1
  5. #7489c5
  6. #7688ba
  7. #7886ae
  8. #7a85a3
  9. #7c8397
  10. #7e828c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8592c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #649af7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #538ef1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #14a5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6796f5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e8ef2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #489dd1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c8ff3 {
  color: #6c8ff3;
}
Background
.bg-6c8ff3 {
  background-color: #6c8ff3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6c8ff3 {
  border: 2px solid #6c8ff3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c8ff3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 143 243;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 85% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c8ff3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c8ff3, #8c6cf3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c8ff3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 143 243 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.18 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.27 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.01 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.10 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.29 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.83 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.12 #93700c Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6c8ff3  rgb(108, 143, 243)  hsl(224, 85%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#f3d06c  rgb(243, 208, 108)  hsl(44, 85%, 69%)  Jasmine
#f36c8f  rgb(243, 108, 143)  hsl(344, 85%, 69%)  Pale Violet Red
#8ff36c  rgb(143, 243, 108)  hsl(104, 85%, 69%)  Mint Green