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#6D8BF5

#6d8bf5 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6d8bf5 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 54.51% green and 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.51% cyan, 43.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 226.76°, with 87.18% saturation and 69.41% 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 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2831

Complementary

  1. #6d8bf5
  2. #f5d76d

Split complementary

  1. #6d8bf5
  2. #f5936d
  3. #cff56d

Analogous

  1. #6dcff5
  2. #6d8bf5
  3. #936df5

Triadic

  1. #6d8bf5
  2. #f56d8b
  3. #8bf56d

Tetradic

  1. #6d8bf5
  2. #d76df5
  3. #f5d76d
  4. #8bf56d

Square

  1. #6d8bf5
  2. #f56dcf
  3. #f5d76d
  4. #6df593

Monochromatic

  1. #0d34bc
  2. #2552f0
  3. #6d8bf5
  4. #b5c4fa
  5. #ecf0fe

Shades

#6d8bf5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d8bf5
  2. #627ddd
  3. #576fc4
  4. #4c61ac
  5. #415393
  6. #37467b
  7. #2c3862
  8. #212a4a
  9. #161c31
  10. #0b0e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d8bf5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d8bf5
  2. #7c97f6
  3. #8aa2f7
  4. #99aef8
  5. #a7b9f9
  6. #b6c5fa
  7. #c5d1fb
  8. #d3dcfc
  9. #e2e8fd
  10. #f0f3fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d8bf5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d8bf5
  2. #6f8ae9
  3. #7189de
  4. #7388d2
  5. #7587c6
  6. #7786bb
  7. #7884af
  8. #7a83a3
  9. #7c8297
  10. #7e818c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #848fc1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5c97f9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4b8bf3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #18a2b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6393f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a8bf4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #499ad1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d8bf5 {
  color: #6d8bf5;
}
Background
.bg-6d8bf5 {
  background-color: #6d8bf5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6d8bf5 {
  border: 2px solid #6d8bf5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d8bf5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 139 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 87% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d8bf5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d8bf5, #936df5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d8bf5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 139 245 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.57 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.43 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.96 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.02 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.13 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.92 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.15 #92740a Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6d8bf5  rgb(109, 139, 245)  hsl(227, 87%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#f5d76d  rgb(245, 215, 109)  hsl(47, 87%, 69%)  Jasmine
#f56d8b  rgb(245, 109, 139)  hsl(347, 87%, 69%)  Pale Violet Red
#8bf56d  rgb(139, 245, 109)  hsl(107, 87%, 69%)  Mint Green