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#6A94DE

#6a94de ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6a94de is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.57% red, 58.04% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.25% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 218.28°, with 63.74% saturation and 64.31% 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 6.9:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 1.69.

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Relative luminance0.2952

Complementary

  1. #6a94de
  2. #deb46a

Split complementary

  1. #6a94de
  2. #de7a6a
  3. #cede6a

Analogous

  1. #6acede
  2. #6a94de
  3. #7a6ade

Triadic

  1. #6a94de
  2. #de6a94
  3. #94de6a

Tetradic

  1. #6a94de
  2. #b46ade
  3. #deb46a
  4. #94de6a

Square

  1. #6a94de
  2. #de6ace
  3. #deb46a
  4. #6ade7a

Monochromatic

  1. #20488f
  2. #2e68ce
  3. #6a94de
  4. #a9c1ec
  5. #e7eefa

Shades

#6a94de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6a94de
  2. #5f85c8
  3. #5576b2
  4. #4a689b
  5. #405985
  6. #354a6f
  7. #2a3b59
  8. #202c43
  9. #151e2c
  10. #0b0f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#6a94de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6a94de
  2. #799fe1
  3. #88a9e5
  4. #97b4e8
  5. #a6bfeb
  6. #b5caef
  7. #c3d4f2
  8. #d2dff5
  9. #e1eaf8
  10. #f0f4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6a94de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6a94de
  2. #6c92d5
  3. #6e90cb
  4. #718ec2
  5. #738cb8
  6. #758aaf
  7. #7788a6
  8. #79869c
  9. #7c8493
  10. #7e8289
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8594b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #779ae1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #698fdc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2ea4af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7297e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6991dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4d9ec3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6a94de {
  color: #6a94de;
}
Background
.bg-6a94de {
  background-color: #6a94de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6a94de {
  border: 2px solid #6a94de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6a94de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 106 148 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 64% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6a94de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6a94de, #7a6ade);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6a94de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(106 148 222 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 1.69 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.26 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.44 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.50 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.92 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.27 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.10 #956b21 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6a94de  rgb(106, 148, 222)  hsl(218, 64%, 64%)  Cornflower Blue
#deb46a  rgb(222, 180, 106)  hsl(38, 64%, 64%)  Indian Yellow
#de6a94  rgb(222, 106, 148)  hsl(338, 64%, 64%)  Pale Violet Red
#94de6a  rgb(148, 222, 106)  hsl(98, 64%, 64%)  Pastel Green