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#659BFA

#659bfa ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#659bfa is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 60.78% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.6% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 218.26°, with 93.71% saturation and 68.82% 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 7.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 2.17.

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Relative luminance0.3311

Complementary

  1. #659bfa
  2. #fac465

Split complementary

  1. #659bfa
  2. #fa7965
  3. #e5fa65

Analogous

  1. #65e5fa
  2. #659bfa
  3. #7965fa

Triadic

  1. #659bfa
  2. #fa659b
  3. #9bfa65

Tetradic

  1. #659bfa
  2. #c465fa
  3. #fac465
  4. #9bfa65

Square

  1. #659bfa
  2. #fa65e5
  3. #fac465
  4. #65fa79

Monochromatic

  1. #0649c0
  2. #1b6bf8
  3. #659bfa
  4. #afcbfc
  5. #ebf2fe

Shades

#659bfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #659bfa
  2. #5b8ce1
  3. #517cc8
  4. #476daf
  5. #3d5d96
  6. #334e7d
  7. #283e64
  8. #1e2f4b
  9. #141f32
  10. #0a1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#659bfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #659bfa
  2. #74a5fb
  3. #84affb
  4. #93b9fc
  5. #a3c3fc
  6. #b2cdfd
  7. #c1d7fd
  8. #d1e1fe
  9. #e0ebfe
  10. #f0f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#659bfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #659bfa
  2. #6898ee
  3. #6a96e2
  4. #6d93d5
  5. #7090c9
  6. #738ebd
  7. #758bb1
  8. #7888a5
  9. #7b8598
  10. #7d838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9c9c9c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #899bc9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #72a3fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e95f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b0be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6da0fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6198f9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #32a8d9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-659bfa {
  color: #659bfa;
}
Background
.bg-659bfa {
  background-color: #659bfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-659bfa {
  border: 2px solid #659bfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #659bfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 155 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 94% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-659bfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #659bfa, #7965fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-659bfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 155 250 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 2.17 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.53 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.91 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.12 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.20 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.73 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.58 #9a6405 Inverted #9c9c9c Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#659bfa  rgb(101, 155, 250)  hsl(218, 94%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#fac465  rgb(250, 196, 101)  hsl(38, 94%, 69%)  Topaz
#fa659b  rgb(250, 101, 155)  hsl(338, 94%, 69%)  Brilliant Rose
#9bfa65  rgb(155, 250, 101)  hsl(98, 94%, 69%)  Inchworm