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#6E80CE

#6e80ce ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6e80ce is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 50.2% green and 80.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.6% cyan, 37.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.22% black. Its hue angle is 228.75°, with 49.48% saturation and 61.96% 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 5.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.76.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2321

Complementary

  1. #6e80ce
  2. #cebc6e

Split complementary

  1. #6e80ce
  2. #ce8c6e
  3. #b0ce6e

Analogous

  1. #6eb0ce
  2. #6e80ce
  3. #8c6ece

Triadic

  1. #6e80ce
  2. #ce6e80
  3. #80ce6e

Tetradic

  1. #6e80ce
  2. #bc6ece
  3. #cebc6e
  4. #80ce6e

Square

  1. #6e80ce
  2. #ce6eb0
  3. #cebc6e
  4. #6ece8c

Monochromatic

  1. #29387a
  2. #3c53b3
  3. #6e80ce
  4. #a7b2e1
  5. #e0e4f5

Shades

#6e80ce mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e80ce
  2. #6373b9
  3. #5866a5
  4. #4d5a90
  5. #424d7c
  6. #374067
  7. #2c3352
  8. #21263e
  9. #161a29
  10. #0b0d15
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e80ce mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e80ce
  2. #7d8dd3
  3. #8b99d8
  4. #9aa6dd
  5. #a8b3e2
  6. #b7c0e7
  7. #c5cceb
  8. #d4d9f0
  9. #e2e6f5
  10. #f1f2fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e80ce mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e80ce
  2. #7080c6
  3. #7280be
  4. #7380b7
  5. #7580af
  6. #7780a7
  7. #79809f
  8. #7b8097
  9. #7c8090
  10. #7e8088
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #848484 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7c83a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6389d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a81cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4a909d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6885d0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6380cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b8ab3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e80ce {
  color: #6e80ce;
}
Background
.bg-6e80ce {
  background-color: #6e80ce;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6e80ce {
  border: 2px solid #6e80ce;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e80ce;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 128 206;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 49% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e80ce {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e80ce, #8c6ece);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e80ce {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 128 206 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.76 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.77 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.85 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.86 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 9.40 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.75 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 9.88 #917f31 Inverted #848484 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6e80ce  rgb(110, 128, 206)  hsl(229, 49%, 62%)  Glaucous
#cebc6e  rgb(206, 188, 110)  hsl(49, 49%, 62%)  Vegas Gold
#ce6e80  rgb(206, 110, 128)  hsl(349, 49%, 62%)  Rose Gold
#80ce6e  rgb(128, 206, 110)  hsl(109, 49%, 62%)  Mantis