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#6F94DE

#6f94de ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#6f94de is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.53% red, 58.04% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 33.33% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 62.71% saturation and 65.29% 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 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 2.38.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2983

Complementary

  1. #6f94de
  2. #deb96f

Split complementary

  1. #6f94de
  2. #de816f
  3. #cbde6f

Analogous

  1. #6fcbde
  2. #6f94de
  3. #816fde

Triadic

  1. #6f94de
  2. #de6f94
  3. #94de6f

Tetradic

  1. #6f94de
  2. #b96fde
  3. #deb96f
  4. #94de6f

Square

  1. #6f94de
  2. #de6fcb
  3. #deb96f
  4. #6fde81

Monochromatic

  1. #224792
  2. #3166d0
  3. #6f94de
  4. #adc2ec
  5. #ebf0fb

Shades

#6f94de mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6f94de
  2. #6485c8
  3. #5976b2
  4. #4e689b
  5. #435985
  6. #384a6f
  7. #2c3b59
  8. #212c43
  9. #161e2c
  10. #0b0f16
  11. #000000

Tints

#6f94de mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6f94de
  2. #7d9fe1
  3. #8ca9e5
  4. #9ab4e8
  5. #a9bfeb
  6. #b7caef
  7. #c5d4f2
  8. #d4dff5
  9. #e2eaf8
  10. #f1f4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6f94de mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6f94de
  2. #7192d5
  3. #7290cb
  4. #748ec2
  5. #768cb8
  6. #788aaf
  7. #7988a6
  8. #7b869c
  9. #7d8493
  10. #7e8289
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8794b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #789ae1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b90dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3da4af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7498e0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d92dd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #559ec3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6f94de {
  color: #6f94de;
}
Background
.bg-6f94de {
  background-color: #6f94de;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6f94de {
  border: 2px solid #6f94de;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6f94de;
  --color-primary-rgb: 111 148 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 63% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6f94de {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6f94de, #816fde);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6f94de {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(111 148 222 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 2.38 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.25 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.30 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.37 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.47 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.50 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.87 #906b21 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6f94de  rgb(111, 148, 222)  hsl(220, 63%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#deb96f  rgb(222, 185, 111)  hsl(40, 63%, 65%)  Burly Wood
#de6f94  rgb(222, 111, 148)  hsl(340, 63%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#94de6f  rgb(148, 222, 111)  hsl(100, 63%, 65%)  Pastel Green