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#6C9EFC

#6c9efc ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6c9efc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 61.96% green and 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.14% cyan, 37.3% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 219.17°, with 96% saturation and 70.59% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.02.

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Relative luminance0.3467

Complementary

  1. #6c9efc
  2. #fcca6c

Split complementary

  1. #6c9efc
  2. #fc826c
  3. #e6fc6c

Analogous

  1. #6ce6fc
  2. #6c9efc
  3. #826cfc

Triadic

  1. #6c9efc
  2. #fc6c9e
  3. #9efc6c

Tetradic

  1. #6c9efc
  2. #ca6cfc
  3. #fcca6c
  4. #9efc6c

Square

  1. #6c9efc
  2. #fc6ce6
  3. #fcca6c
  4. #6cfc82

Monochromatic

  1. #0449cb
  2. #216dfa
  3. #6c9efc
  4. #b7cffe
  5. #ebf2ff

Shades

#6c9efc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c9efc
  2. #618ee3
  3. #567eca
  4. #4c6fb0
  5. #415f97
  6. #364f7e
  7. #2b3f65
  8. #202f4c
  9. #162032
  10. #0b1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c9efc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c9efc
  2. #7ba8fc
  3. #89b1fd
  4. #98bbfd
  5. #a7c5fd
  6. #b6cffe
  7. #c4d8fe
  8. #d3e2fe
  9. #e2ecfe
  10. #f0f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c9efc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c9efc
  2. #6e9bf0
  3. #7098e3
  4. #7295d7
  5. #7492ca
  6. #768fbe
  7. #788cb2
  8. #7a89a5
  9. #7c8699
  10. #7e838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d9fcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #77a6ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6499fa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73a3fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #679bfb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #41abdb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c9efc {
  color: #6c9efc;
}
Background
.bg-6c9efc {
  background-color: #6c9efc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6c9efc {
  border: 2px solid #6c9efc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c9efc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 158 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 96% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c9efc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c9efc, #826cfc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c9efc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 158 252 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.02 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.56 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.05 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.01 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.17 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.32 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.34 #936103 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6c9efc  rgb(108, 158, 252)  hsl(219, 96%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#fcca6c  rgb(252, 202, 108)  hsl(39, 96%, 71%)  Topaz
#fc6c9e  rgb(252, 108, 158)  hsl(339, 96%, 71%)  Brilliant Rose
#9efc6c  rgb(158, 252, 108)  hsl(99, 96%, 71%)  Inchworm