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#6D90EF

#6d90ef ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6d90ef is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 56.47% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.39% cyan, 39.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 223.85°, with 80.25% saturation and 68.24% 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 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 2.9.

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Relative luminance0.2943

Complementary

  1. #6d90ef
  2. #efcc6d

Split complementary

  1. #6d90ef
  2. #ef8b6d
  3. #d1ef6d

Analogous

  1. #6dd1ef
  2. #6d90ef
  3. #8b6def

Triadic

  1. #6d90ef
  2. #ef6d90
  3. #90ef6d

Tetradic

  1. #6d90ef
  2. #cc6def
  3. #efcc6d
  4. #90ef6d

Square

  1. #6d90ef
  2. #ef6dd1
  3. #efcc6d
  4. #6def8b

Monochromatic

  1. #133db0
  2. #285ce7
  3. #6d90ef
  4. #b2c4f7
  5. #edf1fd

Shades

#6d90ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d90ef
  2. #6282d7
  3. #5773bf
  4. #4c65a7
  5. #41568f
  6. #374878
  7. #2c3a60
  8. #212b48
  9. #161d30
  10. #0b0e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d90ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d90ef
  2. #7c9bf1
  3. #8aa6f2
  4. #99b1f4
  5. #a7bcf5
  6. #b6c8f7
  7. #c5d3f9
  8. #d3defa
  9. #e2e9fc
  10. #f0f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d90ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d90ef
  2. #6f8ee4
  3. #718dd9
  4. #738bce
  5. #758ac3
  6. #7788b8
  7. #7886ac
  8. #7a85a1
  9. #7c8396
  10. #7e828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8692bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #699af3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #598eed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #22a5b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a96f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #618fee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b9dce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d90ef {
  color: #6d90ef;
}
Background
.bg-6d90ef {
  background-color: #6d90ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6d90ef {
  border: 2px solid #6d90ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d90ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 144 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 80% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d90ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d90ef, #8b6def);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d90ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 144 239 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 2.90 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.02 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.93 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.93 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.16 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.57 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.02 #926f10 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6d90ef  rgb(109, 144, 239)  hsl(224, 80%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#efcc6d  rgb(239, 204, 109)  hsl(44, 80%, 68%)  Jasmine
#ef6d90  rgb(239, 109, 144)  hsl(344, 80%, 68%)  Pale Violet Red
#90ef6d  rgb(144, 239, 109)  hsl(104, 80%, 68%)  Light Green