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#6D96FA

#6d96fa ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6d96fa is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.75% red, 58.82% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.4% cyan, 40% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 222.55°, with 93.38% saturation and 70.39% 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 7.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 2.28.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.3197

Complementary

  1. #6d96fa
  2. #fad16d

Split complementary

  1. #6d96fa
  2. #fa8a6d
  3. #ddfa6d

Analogous

  1. #6dddfa
  2. #6d96fa
  3. #8a6dfa

Triadic

  1. #6d96fa
  2. #fa6d96
  3. #96fa6d

Tetradic

  1. #6d96fa
  2. #d16dfa
  3. #fad16d
  4. #96fa6d

Square

  1. #6d96fa
  2. #fa6ddd
  3. #fad16d
  4. #6dfa8a

Monochromatic

  1. #073fc7
  2. #2361f7
  3. #6d96fa
  4. #b7cbfd
  5. #ebf1fe

Shades

#6d96fa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6d96fa
  2. #6287e1
  3. #5778c8
  4. #4c69af
  5. #415a96
  6. #374b7d
  7. #2c3c64
  8. #212d4b
  9. #161e32
  10. #0b0f19
  11. #000000

Tints

#6d96fa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6d96fa
  2. #7ca1fb
  3. #8aabfb
  4. #99b6fc
  5. #a7c0fc
  6. #b6cbfd
  7. #c5d5fd
  8. #d3e0fe
  9. #e2eafe
  10. #f0f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6d96fa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6d96fa
  2. #6f94ee
  3. #7192e2
  4. #738fd5
  5. #758dc9
  6. #778bbd
  7. #7889b1
  8. #7a87a5
  9. #7c8498
  10. #7e828c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a98c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6ba0fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5993f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00acbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c9cfc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6294f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45a4d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6d96fa {
  color: #6d96fa;
}
Background
.bg-6d96fa {
  background-color: #6d96fa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6d96fa {
  border: 2px solid #6d96fa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6d96fa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 109 150 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 93% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6d96fa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6d96fa, #8a6dfa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6d96fa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(109 150 250 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 2.28 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.03 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.42 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.47 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.26 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.48 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.72 #926905 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6d96fa  rgb(109, 150, 250)  hsl(223, 93%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#fad16d  rgb(250, 209, 109)  hsl(43, 93%, 70%)  Naples Yellow
#fa6d96  rgb(250, 109, 150)  hsl(343, 93%, 70%)  Pale Violet Red
#96fa6d  rgb(150, 250, 109)  hsl(103, 93%, 70%)  Mint Green