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#6E8CB3

#6e8cb3 ≈ Glaucous

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6e8cb3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 54.9% green and 70.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.55% cyan, 21.79% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.8% black. Its hue angle is 213.91°, with 31.22% saturation and 56.67% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.08.

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Relative luminance0.2533

Complementary

  1. #6e8cb3
  2. #b3956e

Split complementary

  1. #6e8cb3
  2. #b3736e
  3. #afb36e

Analogous

  1. #6eafb3
  2. #6e8cb3
  3. #736eb3

Triadic

  1. #6e8cb3
  2. #b36e8c
  3. #8cb36e

Tetradic

  1. #6e8cb3
  2. #956eb3
  3. #b3956e
  4. #8cb36e

Square

  1. #6e8cb3
  2. #b36eaf
  3. #b3956e
  4. #6eb373

Monochromatic

  1. #2f4159
  2. #49668b
  3. #6e8cb3
  4. #a0b4cd
  5. #d2dce8

Shades

#6e8cb3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e8cb3
  2. #637ea1
  3. #58708f
  4. #4d627d
  5. #42546b
  6. #37465a
  7. #2c3848
  8. #212a36
  9. #161c24
  10. #0b0e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e8cb3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e8cb3
  2. #7d98bb
  3. #8ba3c2
  4. #9aafca
  5. #a8bad1
  6. #b7c6d9
  7. #c5d1e1
  8. #d4dde8
  9. #e2e8f0
  10. #f1f4f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e8cb3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e8cb3
  2. #708bae
  3. #728aa9
  4. #7388a4
  5. #75879f
  6. #77869a
  7. #798594
  8. #7b848f
  9. #7c828a
  10. #7e8185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8a8a8a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #808b9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e8eb5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7687b2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #579599 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #788db4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7389b3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6191a4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e8cb3 {
  color: #6e8cb3;
}
Background
.bg-6e8cb3 {
  background-color: #6e8cb3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6e8cb3 {
  border: 2px solid #6e8cb3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e8cb3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 140 179;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 31% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e8cb3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e8cb3, #736eb3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e8cb3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 140 179 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.08 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 6.10 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.69 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.07 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.07 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.24 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.26 #91734c Inverted #8a8a8a Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6e8cb3  rgb(110, 140, 179)  hsl(214, 31%, 57%)  Glaucous
#b3956e  rgb(179, 149, 110)  hsl(34, 31%, 57%)  Camel
#b36e8c  rgb(179, 110, 140)  hsl(334, 31%, 57%)  Turkish Rose
#8cb36e  rgb(140, 179, 110)  hsl(94, 31%, 57%)  Olivine