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#6F8CD2

#6f8cd2 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6f8cd2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.53% red, 54.9% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.14% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 222.42°, with 52.38% saturation and 62.94% 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 6.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.03.

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Relative luminance0.2679

Complementary

  1. #6f8cd2
  2. #d2b56f

Split complementary

  1. #6f8cd2
  2. #d2836f
  3. #bed26f

Analogous

  1. #6fbed2
  2. #6f8cd2
  3. #836fd2

Triadic

  1. #6f8cd2
  2. #d26f8c
  3. #8cd26f

Tetradic

  1. #6f8cd2
  2. #b56fd2
  3. #d2b56f
  4. #8cd26f

Square

  1. #6f8cd2
  2. #d26fbe
  3. #d2b56f
  4. #6fd283

Monochromatic

  1. #284280
  2. #3a60ba
  3. #6f8cd2
  4. #a9bbe4
  5. #e4e9f6

Shades

#6f8cd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6f8cd2
  2. #647ebd
  3. #5970a8
  4. #4e6293
  5. #43547e
  6. #384669
  7. #2c3854
  8. #212a3f
  9. #161c2a
  10. #0b0e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#6f8cd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6f8cd2
  2. #7d98d7
  3. #8ca3db
  4. #9aafe0
  5. #a9bae4
  6. #b7c6e9
  7. #c5d1ed
  8. #d4ddf2
  9. #e2e8f6
  10. #f1f4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6f8cd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6f8cd2
  2. #718bca
  3. #728ac2
  4. #7488b9
  5. #7687b1
  6. #7886a9
  7. #7985a1
  8. #7b8499
  9. #7d8290
  10. #7e8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #828dad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7292d5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6889d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #489ba5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7190d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6b8ad1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a95b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6f8cd2 {
  color: #6f8cd2;
}
Background
.bg-6f8cd2 {
  background-color: #6f8cd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6f8cd2 {
  border: 2px solid #6f8cd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6f8cd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 140 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 52% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6f8cd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6f8cd2, #836fd2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6f8cd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 140 210 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.03 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.12 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.14 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.50 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.76 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.94 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.20 #90732d Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6f8cd2  rgb(111, 140, 210)  hsl(222, 52%, 63%)  Cornflower Blue
#d2b56f  rgb(210, 181, 111)  hsl(42, 52%, 63%)  Vegas Gold
#d26f8c  rgb(210, 111, 140)  hsl(342, 52%, 63%)  Pale Violet Red
#8cd26f  rgb(140, 210, 111)  hsl(102, 52%, 63%)  Pistachio