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#6790EF

#6790ef ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#6790ef is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.39% red, 56.47% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.9% cyan, 39.75% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 221.91°, with 80.95% saturation and 67.06% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. 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 6.81:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2906

Complementary

  1. #6790ef
  2. #efc667

Split complementary

  1. #6790ef
  2. #ef8267
  3. #d4ef67

Analogous

  1. #67d4ef
  2. #6790ef
  3. #8267ef

Triadic

  1. #6790ef
  2. #ef6790
  3. #90ef67

Tetradic

  1. #6790ef
  2. #c667ef
  3. #efc667
  4. #90ef67

Square

  1. #6790ef
  2. #ef67d4
  3. #efc667
  4. #67ef82

Monochromatic

  1. #1240ab
  2. #225de8
  3. #6790ef
  4. #acc3f6
  5. #edf2fd

Shades

#6790ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6790ef
  2. #5d82d7
  3. #5273bf
  4. #4865a7
  5. #3e568f
  6. #344878
  7. #293a60
  8. #1f2b48
  9. #151d30
  10. #0a0e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#6790ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6790ef
  2. #769bf1
  3. #85a6f2
  4. #95b1f4
  5. #a4bcf5
  6. #b3c8f7
  7. #c2d3f9
  8. #d1defa
  9. #e1e9fc
  10. #f0f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6790ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6790ef
  2. #6a8ee4
  3. #6c8dd9
  4. #6f8bce
  5. #718ac3
  6. #7488b8
  7. #7686ac
  8. #7985a1
  9. #7b8396
  10. #7e828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8392bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6899f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #568ded ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6796f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5d8eee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #409dce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6790ef {
  color: #6790ef;
}
Background
.bg-6790ef {
  background-color: #6790ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6790ef {
  border: 2px solid #6790ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6790ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 103 144 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 81% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6790ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6790ef, #8267ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6790ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(103 144 239 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 2.06 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.02 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.81 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.09 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.73 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.25 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.60 #986f10 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#6790ef  rgb(103, 144, 239)  hsl(222, 81%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#efc667  rgb(239, 198, 103)  hsl(42, 81%, 67%)  Meat Brown
#ef6790  rgb(239, 103, 144)  hsl(342, 81%, 67%)  Pale Violet Red
#90ef67  rgb(144, 239, 103)  hsl(102, 81%, 67%)  Inchworm