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#6E87F8

#6e87f8 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6e87f8 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 52.94% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.65% cyan, 45.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 229.13°, with 90.79% saturation and 70.2% 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 6.48:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.99.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2742

Complementary

  1. #6e87f8
  2. #f8df6e

Split complementary

  1. #6e87f8
  2. #f89a6e
  3. #ccf86e

Analogous

  1. #6eccf8
  2. #6e87f8
  3. #9a6ef8

Triadic

  1. #6e87f8
  2. #f86e87
  3. #87f86e

Tetradic

  1. #6e87f8
  2. #df6ef8
  3. #f8df6e
  4. #87f86e

Square

  1. #6e87f8
  2. #f86ecc
  3. #f8df6e
  4. #6ef89a

Monochromatic

  1. #092bc4
  2. #254bf4
  3. #6e87f8
  4. #b7c3fc
  5. #eceffe

Shades

#6e87f8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e87f8
  2. #637adf
  3. #586cc6
  4. #4d5fae
  5. #425195
  6. #37447c
  7. #2c3663
  8. #21294a
  9. #161b32
  10. #0b0e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e87f8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e87f8
  2. #7d93f9
  3. #8b9ff9
  4. #9aabfa
  5. #a8b7fb
  6. #b7c3fc
  7. #c5cffc
  8. #d4dbfd
  9. #e2e7fe
  10. #f1f3fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e87f8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e87f8
  2. #7086ec
  3. #7286e0
  4. #7385d4
  5. #7584c8
  6. #7784bc
  7. #7983b0
  8. #7b82a4
  9. #7c8198
  10. #7e818c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #838cc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5395fc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4089f6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #18a0b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f90fb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5688f7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a97d2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e87f8 {
  color: #6e87f8;
}
Background
.bg-6e87f8 {
  background-color: #6e87f8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6e87f8 {
  border: 2px solid #6e87f8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e87f8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 135 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 91% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e87f8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e87f8, #9a6ef8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e87f8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 135 248 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.99 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.71 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.15 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.84 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.11 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.11 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.33 #917807 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6e87f8  rgb(110, 135, 248)  hsl(229, 91%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#f8df6e  rgb(248, 223, 110)  hsl(49, 91%, 70%)  Naples Yellow
#f86e87  rgb(248, 110, 135)  hsl(349, 91%, 70%)  Light Coral
#87f86e  rgb(135, 248, 110)  hsl(109, 91%, 70%)  Mint Green