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#6F8DCB

#6f8dcb ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6f8dcb is a color from the blue family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.53% red, 55.29% green and 79.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 45.32% cyan, 30.54% magenta, 0% yellow and 20.39% black. Its hue angle is 220.43°, with 46.94% saturation and 61.57% 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 6.35:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 4.77.

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Relative luminance0.2674

Complementary

  1. #6f8dcb
  2. #cbad6f

Split complementary

  1. #6f8dcb
  2. #cb7f6f
  3. #bbcb6f

Analogous

  1. #6fbbcb
  2. #6f8dcb
  3. #7f6fcb

Triadic

  1. #6f8dcb
  2. #cb6f8d
  3. #8dcb6f

Tetradic

  1. #6f8dcb
  2. #ad6fcb
  3. #cbad6f
  4. #8dcb6f

Square

  1. #6f8dcb
  2. #cb6fbb
  3. #cbad6f
  4. #6fcb7f

Monochromatic

  1. #2b4376
  2. #3f63ae
  3. #6f8dcb
  4. #a7badf
  5. #dfe6f4

Shades

#6f8dcb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6f8dcb
  2. #647fb7
  3. #5971a2
  4. #4e638e
  5. #43557a
  6. #384766
  7. #2c3851
  8. #212a3d
  9. #161c29
  10. #0b0e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#6f8dcb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6f8dcb
  2. #7d98d0
  3. #8ca4d5
  4. #9aafdb
  5. #a9bbe0
  6. #b7c6e5
  7. #c5d1ea
  8. #d4ddef
  9. #e2e8f5
  10. #f1f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6f8dcb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6f8dcb
  2. #718cc4
  3. #728abc
  4. #7489b5
  5. #7688ad
  6. #7887a6
  7. #79859e
  8. #7b8497
  9. #7d838f
  10. #7e8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.31:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #828da9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7692ce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d89ca ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4c9aa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7390cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e8bca ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5c95b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6f8dcb {
  color: #6f8dcb;
}
Background
.bg-6f8dcb {
  background-color: #6f8dcb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6f8dcb {
  border: 2px solid #6f8dcb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6f8dcb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 141 203;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 47% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6f8dcb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6f8dcb, #7f6fcb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6f8dcb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 141 203 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.77 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.12 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.18 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.28 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.57 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.61 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.80 #907234 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6f8dcb  rgb(111, 141, 203)  hsl(220, 47%, 62%)  Glaucous
#cbad6f  rgb(203, 173, 111)  hsl(40, 47%, 62%)  Ecru
#cb6f8d  rgb(203, 111, 141)  hsl(340, 47%, 62%)  Pale Violet Red
#8dcb6f  rgb(141, 203, 111)  hsl(100, 47%, 62%)  Pistachio