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#6F8FD9

#6f8fd9 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6f8fd9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.53% red, 56.08% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.85% cyan, 34.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 221.89°, with 58.24% saturation and 64.31% 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 6.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.81.

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Relative luminance0.2803

Complementary

  1. #6f8fd9
  2. #d9b96f

Split complementary

  1. #6f8fd9
  2. #d9846f
  3. #c4d96f

Analogous

  1. #6fc4d9
  2. #6f8fd9
  3. #846fd9

Triadic

  1. #6f8fd9
  2. #d96f8f
  3. #8fd96f

Tetradic

  1. #6f8fd9
  2. #b96fd9
  3. #d9b96f
  4. #8fd96f

Square

  1. #6f8fd9
  2. #d96fc4
  3. #d9b96f
  4. #6fd984

Monochromatic

  1. #25438a
  2. #3561c7
  3. #6f8fd9
  4. #acbee9
  5. #e8edf9

Shades

#6f8fd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6f8fd9
  2. #6481c3
  3. #5972ae
  4. #4e6498
  5. #435682
  6. #38486d
  7. #2c3957
  8. #212b41
  9. #161d2b
  10. #0b0e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#6f8fd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6f8fd9
  2. #7d9add
  3. #8ca5e1
  4. #9ab1e4
  5. #a9bce8
  6. #b7c7ec
  7. #c5d2f0
  8. #d4ddf4
  9. #e2e9f7
  10. #f1f4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6f8fd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6f8fd9
  2. #718ed0
  3. #728cc7
  4. #748bbe
  5. #7689b5
  6. #7888ad
  7. #7986a4
  8. #7b859b
  9. #7d8392
  10. #7e8289
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8490b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7396dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #678cd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #429faa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7193db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a8dd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5799bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6f8fd9 {
  color: #6f8fd9;
}
Background
.bg-6f8fd9 {
  background-color: #6f8fd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6f8fd9 {
  border: 2px solid #6f8fd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6f8fd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 143 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 58% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6f8fd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6f8fd9, #846fd9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6f8fd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 143 217 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.81 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.21 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.08 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.02 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.41 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.72 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.14 #907026 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6f8fd9  rgb(111, 143, 217)  hsl(222, 58%, 64%)  Cornflower Blue
#d9b96f  rgb(217, 185, 111)  hsl(42, 58%, 64%)  Vegas Gold
#d96f8f  rgb(217, 111, 143)  hsl(342, 58%, 64%)  Pale Violet Red
#8fd96f  rgb(143, 217, 111)  hsl(102, 58%, 64%)  Pastel Green