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#649DEB

#649deb ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#649deb is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.22% red, 61.57% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.45% cyan, 33.19% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 214.67°, with 77.14% saturation and 65.69% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 2.82.

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Relative luminance0.3282

Complementary

  1. #649deb
  2. #ebb264

Split complementary

  1. #649deb
  2. #eb6f64
  3. #e0eb64

Analogous

  1. #64e0eb
  2. #649deb
  3. #6f64eb

Triadic

  1. #649deb
  2. #eb649d
  3. #9deb64

Tetradic

  1. #649deb
  2. #b264eb
  3. #ebb264
  4. #9deb64

Square

  1. #649deb
  2. #eb64e0
  3. #ebb264
  4. #64eb6f

Monochromatic

  1. #1550a1
  2. #2072e2
  3. #649deb
  4. #a8c8f4
  5. #ecf3fc

Shades

#649deb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #649deb
  2. #5a8dd4
  3. #507ebc
  4. #466ea5
  5. #3c5e8d
  6. #324f76
  7. #283f5e
  8. #1e2f47
  9. #141f2f
  10. #0a1018
  11. #000000

Tints

#649deb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #649deb
  2. #74a7ed
  3. #83b1ef
  4. #93baf1
  5. #a2c4f3
  6. #b2cef5
  7. #c1d8f7
  8. #d1e2f9
  9. #e0ebfb
  10. #f0f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#649deb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #649deb
  2. #679ae0
  3. #6a97d6
  4. #6c94cb
  5. #6f91c0
  6. #728fb6
  7. #758cab
  8. #7889a0
  9. #7a8695
  10. #7d838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #889cc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7da2ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b95e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00afb9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #74a0ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6898ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3aa8cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-649deb {
  color: #649deb;
}
Background
.bg-649deb {
  background-color: #649deb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-649deb {
  border: 2px solid #649deb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #649deb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 100 157 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 215 77% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-649deb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #649deb, #6f64eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-649deb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(100 157 235 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 2.82 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.36 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.89 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.37 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 6.04 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.46 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.28 #9b6214 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#649deb  rgb(100, 157, 235)  hsl(215, 77%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#ebb264  rgb(235, 178, 100)  hsl(35, 77%, 66%)  Indian Yellow
#eb649d  rgb(235, 100, 157)  hsl(335, 77%, 66%)  Thulian Pink
#9deb64  rgb(157, 235, 100)  hsl(95, 77%, 66%)  Inchworm