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#6980DA

#6980da ≈ Glaucous

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6980da is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 50.2% green and 85.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.83% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.51% black. Its hue angle is 227.79°, with 60.43% saturation and 63.33% 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 5.7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Glaucous (#6082b6), ΔE 5.02.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.235

Complementary

  1. #6980da
  2. #dac369

Split complementary

  1. #6980da
  2. #da8a69
  3. #b8da69

Analogous

  1. #69b8da
  2. #6980da
  3. #8a69da

Triadic

  1. #6980da
  2. #da6980
  3. #80da69

Tetradic

  1. #6980da
  2. #c369da
  3. #dac369
  4. #80da69

Square

  1. #6980da
  2. #da69b8
  3. #dac369
  4. #69da8a

Monochromatic

  1. #223788
  2. #314fc6
  3. #6980da
  4. #a6b4e9
  5. #e4e8f8

Shades

#6980da mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6980da
  2. #5f73c4
  3. #5466ae
  4. #4a5a99
  5. #3f4d83
  6. #35406d
  7. #2a3357
  8. #202641
  9. #151a2c
  10. #0b0d16
  11. #000000

Tints

#6980da mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6980da
  2. #788dde
  3. #8799e1
  4. #96a6e5
  5. #a5b3e9
  6. #b4c0ed
  7. #c3ccf0
  8. #d2d9f4
  9. #e1e6f8
  10. #f0f2fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6980da mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6980da
  2. #6b80d1
  3. #6e80c8
  4. #7080bf
  5. #7280b6
  6. #7580ad
  7. #7780a4
  8. #79809b
  9. #7b8092
  10. #7e8089
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b83ae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5b8add ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f81d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3593a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6186dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a80d9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f8cbb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6980da {
  color: #6980da;
}
Background
.bg-6980da {
  background-color: #6980da;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6980da {
  border: 2px solid #6980da;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6980da;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 128 218;
  --color-primary-hsl: 228 60% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6980da {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6980da, #8a69da);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6980da {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 128 218 / 0.35);
}

#6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.02 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.72 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.82 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.25 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 8.63 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 8.70 #4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 9.33 #967f25 Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Glaucous
#6980da  rgb(105, 128, 218)  hsl(228, 60%, 63%)  Glaucous
#dac369  rgb(218, 195, 105)  hsl(48, 60%, 63%)  Vegas Gold
#da6980  rgb(218, 105, 128)  hsl(348, 60%, 63%)  Blush
#80da69  rgb(128, 218, 105)  hsl(108, 60%, 63%)  Pastel Green