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#6C97A3

#6c97a3 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#6c97a3 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 59.22% green and 63.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 33.74% cyan, 7.36% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.08% black. Its hue angle is 193.09°, with 23.01% saturation and 53.14% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 7.03.

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Relative luminance0.2797

Complementary

  1. #6c97a3
  2. #a3786c

Split complementary

  1. #6c97a3
  2. #a36c7c
  3. #a3946c

Analogous

  1. #6ca394
  2. #6c97a3
  3. #6c7ca3

Triadic

  1. #6c97a3
  2. #a36c97
  3. #97a36c

Tetradic

  1. #6c97a3
  2. #786ca3
  3. #a3786c
  4. #97a36c

Square

  1. #6c97a3
  2. #946ca3
  3. #a3786c
  4. #7ca36c

Monochromatic

  1. #2d4349
  2. #4b6e78
  3. #6c97a3
  4. #9bb8c0
  5. #cadade

Shades

#6c97a3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c97a3
  2. #618893
  3. #567982
  4. #4c6a72
  5. #415b62
  6. #364c52
  7. #2b3c41
  8. #202d31
  9. #161e21
  10. #0b0f10
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c97a3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c97a3
  2. #7ba1ac
  3. #89acb5
  4. #98b6bf
  5. #a7c1c8
  6. #b6cbd1
  7. #c4d5da
  8. #d3e0e3
  9. #e2eaed
  10. #f0f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c97a3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c97a3
  2. #6e95a0
  3. #70929c
  4. #729099
  5. #748e95
  6. #768c92
  7. #78898e
  8. #7a878b
  9. #7c8587
  10. #7e8284
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #839398 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f94a4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #868da3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #599c9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8295a3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c91a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #619a9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c97a3 {
  color: #6c97a3;
}
Background
.bg-6c97a3 {
  background-color: #6c97a3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6c97a3 {
  border: 2px solid #6c97a3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c97a3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 151 163;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 23% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c97a3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c97a3, #6c7ca3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c97a3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 151 163 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.03 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.17 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.42 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.14 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.80 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 9.80 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 11.29 #93685c Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#6c97a3  rgb(108, 151, 163)  hsl(193, 23%, 53%)  Cadet Blue
#a3786c  rgb(163, 120, 108)  hsl(13, 23%, 53%)  Beaver
#a36c97  rgb(163, 108, 151)  hsl(313, 23%, 53%)  Mountbatten Pink
#97a36c  rgb(151, 163, 108)  hsl(73, 23%, 53%)  Moss Green