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#6D8DEB

#6d8deb ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6d8deb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 55.29% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.62% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 224.76°, with 75.9% saturation and 67.45% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.74.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.283

Complementary

  1. #6d8deb
  2. #ebcb6d

Split complementary

  1. #6d8deb
  2. #eb8c6d
  3. #cceb6d

Analogous

  1. #6dcceb
  2. #6d8deb
  3. #8c6deb

Triadic

  1. #6d8deb
  2. #eb6d8d
  3. #8deb6d

Tetradic

  1. #6d8deb
  2. #cb6deb
  3. #ebcb6d
  4. #8deb6d

Square

  1. #6d8deb
  2. #eb6dcc
  3. #ebcb6d
  4. #6deb8c

Monochromatic

  1. #173ca8
  2. #2a58e2
  3. #6d8deb
  4. #b0c2f4
  5. #edf1fd

Shades

#6d8deb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d8deb
  2. #627fd4
  3. #5771bc
  4. #4c63a5
  5. #41558d
  6. #374776
  7. #2c385e
  8. #212a47
  9. #161c2f
  10. #0b0e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d8deb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d8deb
  2. #7c98ed
  3. #8aa4ef
  4. #99aff1
  5. #a7bbf3
  6. #b6c6f5
  7. #c5d1f7
  8. #d3ddf9
  9. #e2e8fb
  10. #f0f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d8deb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d8deb
  2. #6f8ce0
  3. #718ad6
  4. #7389cb
  5. #7588c0
  6. #7787b6
  7. #7885ab
  8. #7a84a0
  9. #7c8395
  10. #7e818b
  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 #848fbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6697ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #578ce9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2aa1b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6993ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #618cea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d9acb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d8deb {
  color: #6d8deb;
}
Background
.bg-6d8deb {
  background-color: #6d8deb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6d8deb {
  border: 2px solid #6d8deb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d8deb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 141 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 76% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d8deb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d8deb, #8c6deb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d8deb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 141 235 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.74 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.52 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.21 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.41 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.44 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.29 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.72 #927214 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6d8deb  rgb(109, 141, 235)  hsl(225, 76%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#ebcb6d  rgb(235, 203, 109)  hsl(45, 76%, 67%)  Jasmine
#eb6d8d  rgb(235, 109, 141)  hsl(345, 76%, 67%)  Pale Violet Red
#8deb6d  rgb(141, 235, 109)  hsl(105, 76%, 67%)  Light Green