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#6C8DFD

#6c8dfd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6c8dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 42.35% red, 55.29% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.31% cyan, 44.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 226.34°, with 97.32% saturation and 70.78% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.23.

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Relative luminance0.2933

Complementary

  1. #6c8dfd
  2. #fddc6c

Split complementary

  1. #6c8dfd
  2. #fd936c
  3. #d6fd6c

Analogous

  1. #6cd6fd
  2. #6c8dfd
  3. #936cfd

Triadic

  1. #6c8dfd
  2. #fd6c8d
  3. #8dfd6c

Tetradic

  1. #6c8dfd
  2. #dc6cfd
  3. #fddc6c
  4. #8dfd6c

Square

  1. #6c8dfd
  2. #fd6cd6
  3. #fddc6c
  4. #6cfd93

Monochromatic

  1. #0331cd
  2. #2052fc
  3. #6c8dfd
  4. #b7c8fe
  5. #ebefff

Shades

#6c8dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6c8dfd
  2. #617fe4
  3. #5671ca
  4. #4c63b1
  5. #415598
  6. #36477f
  7. #2b3865
  8. #202a4c
  9. #161c33
  10. #0b0e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#6c8dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6c8dfd
  2. #7b98fd
  3. #89a4fd
  4. #98affe
  5. #a7bbfe
  6. #b6c6fe
  7. #c4d1fe
  8. #d3ddfe
  9. #e2e8ff
  10. #f0f4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6c8dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6c8dfd
  2. #6e8cf1
  3. #708ae4
  4. #7289d8
  5. #7488cb
  6. #7687bf
  7. #7885b2
  8. #7a84a6
  9. #7c8399
  10. #7e818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8591c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5a9aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #468dfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6295ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #578dfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #439dd7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6c8dfd {
  color: #6c8dfd;
}
Background
.bg-6c8dfd {
  background-color: #6c8dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6c8dfd {
  border: 2px solid #6c8dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6c8dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 108 141 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 97% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6c8dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6c8dfd, #936cfd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6c8dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(108 141 253 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.23 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.30 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.67 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.81 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.07 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.50 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.56 #937202 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6c8dfd  rgb(108, 141, 253)  hsl(226, 97%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#fddc6c  rgb(253, 220, 108)  hsl(46, 97%, 71%)  Naples Yellow
#fd6c8d  rgb(253, 108, 141)  hsl(346, 97%, 71%)  Pale Violet Red
#8dfd6c  rgb(141, 253, 108)  hsl(106, 97%, 71%)  Mint Green