#6E86D6 · Cornflower

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#6E86D6 is a medium, moderately saturated blue color, closest to Cornflower and near Cornflower and Blue Gray. In OKLCH it has 64% lightness and 0.12 chroma at hue 270°. Blue suggests trust, stability and calm; it is the most used hue in corporate and tech branding, which makes #6E86D6 a natural choice for links, primary buttons, finance and technology. It appears in 1 ColorSwoop palette.

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HEX#6E86D6
RGBrgb(110, 134, 214)
HSLhsl(226, 56%, 64%)
CMYK49, 37, 0, 16
CSS var--cornflower
Contrast3.47:1 white · 6.04:1 black

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How to use #6E86D6

Black text passes WCAG AA on #6E86D6 (6.04:1); white text does not (3.47:1).

For a calm scheme pair #6E86D6 with its analogous neighbors #70BBD7 and #8B70D7; for contrast use its complement #D7BF70 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

--cornflower: #6E86D6;

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