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#6E9DFD

#6e9dfd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6e9dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.14% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.52% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 220.28°, with 97.28% saturation and 71.18% 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 7.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.3452

Complementary

  1. #6e9dfd
  2. #fdce6e

Split complementary

  1. #6e9dfd
  2. #fd876e
  3. #e5fd6e

Analogous

  1. #6ee5fd
  2. #6e9dfd
  3. #876efd

Triadic

  1. #6e9dfd
  2. #fd6e9d
  3. #9dfd6e

Tetradic

  1. #6e9dfd
  2. #ce6efd
  3. #fdce6e
  4. #9dfd6e

Square

  1. #6e9dfd
  2. #fd6ee5
  3. #fdce6e
  4. #6efd87

Monochromatic

  1. #0346cf
  2. #236afc
  3. #6e9dfd
  4. #b9d0fe
  5. #ebf1ff

Shades

#6e9dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6e9dfd
  2. #638de4
  3. #587eca
  4. #4d6eb1
  5. #425e98
  6. #374f7f
  7. #2c3f65
  8. #212f4c
  9. #161f33
  10. #0b1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#6e9dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6e9dfd
  2. #7da7fd
  3. #8bb1fd
  4. #9abafe
  5. #a8c4fe
  6. #b7cefe
  7. #c5d8fe
  8. #d4e2fe
  9. #e2ebff
  10. #f1f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6e9dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6e9dfd
  2. #709af1
  3. #7297e4
  4. #7394d8
  5. #7591cb
  6. #778fbf
  7. #798cb2
  8. #7b89a6
  9. #7c8699
  10. #7e838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e9ecb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #75a6ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6399fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b2c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72a2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #679afc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45aadc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6e9dfd {
  color: #6e9dfd;
}
Background
.bg-6e9dfd {
  background-color: #6e9dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6e9dfd {
  border: 2px solid #6e9dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6e9dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 110 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 97% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6e9dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6e9dfd, #876efd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6e9dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(110 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 2.97 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.65 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.37 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.33 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.57 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.61 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.21 #916202 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6e9dfd  rgb(110, 157, 253)  hsl(220, 97%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#fdce6e  rgb(253, 206, 110)  hsl(40, 97%, 71%)  Topaz
#fd6e9d  rgb(253, 110, 157)  hsl(340, 97%, 71%)  Brilliant Rose
#9dfd6e  rgb(157, 253, 110)  hsl(100, 97%, 71%)  Inchworm