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#579EFB

#579efb ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#579efb is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 34.12% red, 61.96% green and 98.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.34% cyan, 37.05% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.57% black. Its hue angle is 214.02°, with 95.35% saturation and 66.27% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.02.

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Relative luminance0.3344

Complementary

  1. #579efb
  2. #fbb457

Split complementary

  1. #579efb
  2. #fb6257
  3. #f0fb57

Analogous

  1. #57f0fb
  2. #579efb
  3. #6257fb

Triadic

  1. #579efb
  2. #fb579e
  3. #9efb57

Tetradic

  1. #579efb
  2. #b457fb
  3. #fbb457
  4. #9efb57

Square

  1. #579efb
  2. #fb57f0
  3. #fbb457
  4. #57fb62

Monochromatic

  1. #0451b5
  2. #0c73f9
  3. #579efb
  4. #a2c9fd
  5. #ebf3ff

Shades

#579efb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #579efb
  2. #4e8ee2
  3. #467ec9
  4. #3d6fb0
  5. #345f97
  6. #2c4f7e
  7. #233f64
  8. #1a2f4b
  9. #112032
  10. #091019
  11. #000000

Tints

#579efb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #579efb
  2. #68a8fb
  3. #79b1fc
  4. #89bbfc
  5. #9ac5fd
  6. #abcffd
  7. #bcd8fd
  8. #cde2fe
  9. #ddecfe
  10. #eef5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#579efb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #579efb
  2. #5b9bef
  3. #5f98e2
  4. #6395d6
  5. #6792ca
  6. #6c8fbe
  7. #708cb1
  8. #7489a5
  9. #788699
  10. #7c838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #869dc9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #75a5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d95f9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6aa2fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b99fa ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00abda ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-579efb {
  color: #579efb;
}
Background
.bg-579efb {
  background-color: #579efb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-579efb {
  border: 2px solid #579efb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #579efb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 87 158 251;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 95% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-579efb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #579efb, #6257fb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-579efb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(87 158 251 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.02 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.30 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 4.79 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.52 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.20 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.42 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.77 #a86104 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#579efb  rgb(87, 158, 251)  hsl(214, 95%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#fbb457  rgb(251, 180, 87)  hsl(34, 95%, 66%)  Pastel Orange
#fb579e  rgb(251, 87, 158)  hsl(334, 95%, 66%)  Brilliant Rose
#9efb57  rgb(158, 251, 87)  hsl(94, 95%, 66%)  Lawn Green