#6495ED - CornflowerBlue
The hexadecimal color code #6495ED corresponds to the color "CornflowerBlue" , which is a shade of Blue. This color is a combination of red (at 0,39 level), green (at 0,58 level) and blue (at 0,93 level). Its brightness is 66% and its saturation is 79%. It is composed of red at 20%, green at 30% and blue at 48%.
Features
Variations of #6495ED
Lighter Shades
Palette of gradually lightened shades. The lightest shade of #6495ED is the color #EFF4FD
Darker Shades
Palette of progressively darker shades. The darkest shade is #0A0E17.
Other Shades of Blue
Examples of other colors within the Blue spectrum .
Color Palettes
The complementary color #9B6A12 is the color exactly opposite to #6495ED on the color wheel. The triadic palette is created by selecting two colors that are evenly spaced on the color wheel.
Complementary color palette
CornflowerBlue
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Uses of #6495ED in CSS
When using #6495ED as the background color, consider selecting a darker text color for improved readability. If you want to use #6495ED as the text color, prefer a dark background, such as Black.
You can replace the color code #6495ED with its official name: CornflowerBlue. You can then write in CSS "background: CornflowerBlue " for a background of #6495ED.
#6495ED as background color
div{ background: #6495ED; }
div{ background: CornflowerBlue; }
Colored text
div{ color: #6495ED; }
div{ color: CornflowerBlue; }
Border
div{ border: 3px solid #6495ED; }
div{ border: 3px solid CornflowerBlue; }
Shadow
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px #6495ED; }
div{ box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px CornflowerBlue; }
Note:
In CSS, the color code #6495ED can be replaced with its official name "".
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