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#6E90DF

#6e90df ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6e90df is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 56.47% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.67% cyan, 35.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 221.95°, with 63.84% saturation and 65.29% 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 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2859

Complementary

  1. #6e90df
  2. #dfbd6e

Split complementary

  1. #6e90df
  2. #df846e
  3. #c8df6e

Analogous

  1. #6ec8df
  2. #6e90df
  3. #846edf

Triadic

  1. #6e90df
  2. #df6e90
  3. #90df6e

Tetradic

  1. #6e90df
  2. #bd6edf
  3. #dfbd6e
  4. #90df6e

Square

  1. #6e90df
  2. #df6ec8
  3. #dfbd6e
  4. #6edf84

Monochromatic

  1. #214393
  2. #2f60d1
  3. #6e90df
  4. #adc0ed
  5. #ebf0fb

Shades

#6e90df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e90df
  2. #6382c9
  3. #5873b2
  4. #4d659c
  5. #425686
  6. #374870
  7. #2c3a59
  8. #212b43
  9. #161d2d
  10. #0b0e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e90df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e90df
  2. #7d9be2
  3. #8ba6e5
  4. #9ab1e9
  5. #a8bcec
  6. #b7c8ef
  7. #c5d3f2
  8. #d4def5
  9. #e2e9f9
  10. #f1f4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e90df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e90df
  2. #708ed6
  3. #728dcc
  4. #738bc3
  5. #758ab9
  6. #7788b0
  7. #7986a6
  8. #7b859d
  9. #7c8393
  10. #7e828a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8591b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7197e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #658ddd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3aa1ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7094e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #688ede ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #549ac3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e90df {
  color: #6e90df;
}
Background
.bg-6e90df {
  background-color: #6e90df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6e90df {
  border: 2px solid #6e90df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e90df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 144 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 64% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e90df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e90df, #846edf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e90df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 144 223 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.13 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.75 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.66 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.78 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.97 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.40 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.32 #916f20 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6e90df  rgb(110, 144, 223)  hsl(222, 64%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#dfbd6e  rgb(223, 189, 110)  hsl(42, 64%, 65%)  Meat Brown
#df6e90  rgb(223, 110, 144)  hsl(342, 64%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#90df6e  rgb(144, 223, 110)  hsl(102, 64%, 65%)  Pastel Green