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#6C8FFB

#6c8ffb ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6c8ffb 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 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.97% cyan, 43.03% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 225.31°, with 94.7% saturation and 70.39% 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 6.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.58.

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Relative luminance0.298

Complementary

  1. #6c8ffb
  2. #fbd86c

Split complementary

  1. #6c8ffb
  2. #fb906c
  3. #d7fb6c

Analogous

  1. #6cd7fb
  2. #6c8ffb
  3. #906cfb

Triadic

  1. #6c8ffb
  2. #fb6c8f
  3. #8ffb6c

Tetradic

  1. #6c8ffb
  2. #d86cfb
  3. #fbd86c
  4. #8ffb6c

Square

  1. #6c8ffb
  2. #fb6cd7
  3. #fbd86c
  4. #6cfb90

Monochromatic

  1. #0535c9
  2. #2256f9
  3. #6c8ffb
  4. #b6c8fd
  5. #ebf0fe

Shades

#6c8ffb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c8ffb
  2. #6181e2
  3. #5672c9
  4. #4c64b0
  5. #415697
  6. #36487e
  7. #2b3964
  8. #202b4b
  9. #161d32
  10. #0b0e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c8ffb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c8ffb
  2. #7b9afb
  3. #89a5fc
  4. #98b1fc
  5. #a7bcfd
  6. #b6c7fd
  7. #c4d2fd
  8. #d3ddfe
  9. #e2e9fe
  10. #f0f4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c8ffb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c8ffb
  2. #6e8eef
  3. #708ce2
  4. #728bd6
  5. #7489ca
  6. #7688be
  7. #7886b1
  8. #7a85a5
  9. #7c8399
  10. #7e828c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.02:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8692c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f9bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c8ef9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a7b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6496fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a8ffa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #439ed7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c8ffb {
  color: #6c8ffb;
}
Background
.bg-6c8ffb {
  background-color: #6c8ffb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6c8ffb {
  border: 2px solid #6c8ffb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c8ffb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 143 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 95% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c8ffb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c8ffb, #906cfb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c8ffb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 143 251 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.58 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.78 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.25 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.71 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.82 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.99 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.54 #937004 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6c8ffb  rgb(108, 143, 251)  hsl(225, 95%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#fbd86c  rgb(251, 216, 108)  hsl(45, 95%, 70%)  Naples Yellow
#fb6c8f  rgb(251, 108, 143)  hsl(345, 95%, 70%)  Pale Violet Red
#8ffb6c  rgb(143, 251, 108)  hsl(105, 95%, 70%)  Mint Green