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#6F89BC

#6f89bc ≈ Glaucous

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6f89bc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.53% red, 53.73% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.96% cyan, 27.13% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 219.74°, with 36.49% saturation and 58.63% 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 5.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 3.52.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.249

Complementary

  1. #6f89bc
  2. #bca26f

Split complementary

  1. #6f89bc
  2. #bc7c6f
  3. #b0bc6f

Analogous

  1. #6fb0bc
  2. #6f89bc
  3. #7c6fbc

Triadic

  1. #6f89bc
  2. #bc6f89
  3. #89bc6f

Tetradic

  1. #6f89bc
  2. #a26fbc
  3. #bca26f
  4. #89bc6f

Square

  1. #6f89bc
  2. #bc6fb0
  3. #bca26f
  4. #6fbc7c

Monochromatic

  1. #2e4064
  2. #476298
  3. #6f89bc
  4. #a3b4d4
  5. #d7dfed

Shades

#6f89bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6f89bc
  2. #647ba9
  3. #596e96
  4. #4e6084
  5. #435271
  6. #38455e
  7. #2c374b
  8. #212938
  9. #161b26
  10. #0b0e13
  11. #000000

Tints

#6f89bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6f89bc
  2. #7d95c3
  3. #8ca1c9
  4. #9aacd0
  5. #a9b8d7
  6. #b7c4de
  7. #c5d0e4
  8. #d4dceb
  9. #e2e7f2
  10. #f1f3f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6f89bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6f89bc
  2. #7188b6
  3. #7287b0
  4. #7486aa
  5. #7685a4
  6. #78859e
  7. #798498
  8. #7b8392
  9. #7d828c
  10. #7e8186
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.51:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f89a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #778dbe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6f86bb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #55949b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #748bbd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f87bb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6090a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6f89bc {
  color: #6f89bc;
}
Background
.bg-6f89bc {
  background-color: #6f89bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6f89bc {
  border: 2px solid #6f89bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6f89bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 137 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 36% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6f89bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6f89bc, #7c6fbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6f89bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 137 188 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 3.52 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.05 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.41 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.21 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.36 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.37 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 9.30 #907643 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6f89bc  rgb(111, 137, 188)  hsl(220, 36%, 59%)  Glaucous
#bca26f  rgb(188, 162, 111)  hsl(40, 36%, 59%)  Camel
#bc6f89  rgb(188, 111, 137)  hsl(340, 36%, 59%)  Turkish Rose
#89bc6f  rgb(137, 188, 111)  hsl(100, 36%, 59%)  Pistachio