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#6F87BC

#6f87bc ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6f87bc is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.53% red, 52.94% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.96% cyan, 28.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 221.3°, with 36.49% saturation and 58.63% 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 5.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2434

Complementary

  1. #6f87bc
  2. #bca46f

Split complementary

  1. #6f87bc
  2. #bc7e6f
  3. #aebc6f

Analogous

  1. #6faebc
  2. #6f87bc
  3. #7e6fbc

Triadic

  1. #6f87bc
  2. #bc6f87
  3. #87bc6f

Tetradic

  1. #6f87bc
  2. #a46fbc
  3. #bca46f
  4. #87bc6f

Square

  1. #6f87bc
  2. #bc6fae
  3. #bca46f
  4. #6fbc7e

Monochromatic

  1. #2e3f64
  2. #476098
  3. #6f87bc
  4. #a3b3d4
  5. #d7deed

Shades

#6f87bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6f87bc
  2. #647aa9
  3. #596c96
  4. #4e5f84
  5. #435171
  6. #38445e
  7. #2c364b
  8. #212938
  9. #161b26
  10. #0b0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#6f87bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6f87bc
  2. #7d93c3
  3. #8c9fc9
  4. #9aabd0
  5. #a9b7d7
  6. #b7c3de
  7. #c5cfe4
  8. #d4dbeb
  9. #e2e7f2
  10. #f1f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6f87bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6f87bc
  2. #7186b6
  3. #7286b0
  4. #7485aa
  5. #7684a4
  6. #78849e
  7. #798398
  8. #7b8292
  9. #7d818c
  10. #7e8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #878787 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e879f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #748bbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d84bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #55929a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7289bd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e85bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #608ea8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6f87bc {
  color: #6f87bc;
}
Background
.bg-6f87bc {
  background-color: #6f87bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6f87bc {
  border: 2px solid #6f87bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6f87bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 135 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 36% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6f87bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6f87bc, #7e6fbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6f87bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 135 188 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.46 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.67 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 8.01 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.30 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.66 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.80 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.57 #907843 Inverted #878787 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6f87bc  rgb(111, 135, 188)  hsl(221, 36%, 59%)  Glaucous
#bca46f  rgb(188, 164, 111)  hsl(41, 36%, 59%)  Ecru
#bc6f87  rgb(188, 111, 135)  hsl(341, 36%, 59%)  Turkish Rose
#87bc6f  rgb(135, 188, 111)  hsl(101, 36%, 59%)  Pistachio