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#679BDB

#679bdb ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#679bdb is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.39% red, 60.78% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.97% cyan, 29.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 213.1°, with 61.7% saturation and 63.14% 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 7.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 2.89.

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Relative luminance0.3144

Complementary

  1. #679bdb
  2. #dba767

Split complementary

  1. #679bdb
  2. #db6d67
  3. #d5db67

Analogous

  1. #67d5db
  2. #679bdb
  3. #6d67db

Triadic

  1. #679bdb
  2. #db679b
  3. #9bdb67

Tetradic

  1. #679bdb
  2. #a767db
  3. #dba767
  4. #9bdb67

Square

  1. #679bdb
  2. #db67d5
  3. #dba767
  4. #67db6d

Monochromatic

  1. #204f89
  2. #2f73c6
  3. #679bdb
  4. #a5c4ea
  5. #e3ecf8

Shades

#679bdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #679bdb
  2. #5d8cc5
  3. #527caf
  4. #486d99
  5. #3e5d83
  6. #344e6e
  7. #293e58
  8. #1f2f42
  9. #151f2c
  10. #0a1016
  11. #000000

Tints

#679bdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #679bdb
  2. #76a5df
  3. #85afe2
  4. #95b9e6
  5. #a4c3e9
  6. #b3cded
  7. #c2d7f1
  8. #d1e1f4
  9. #e1ebf8
  10. #f0f5fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#679bdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #679bdb
  2. #6a98d2
  3. #6c96c9
  4. #6f93c0
  5. #7190b7
  6. #748eae
  7. #768ba4
  8. #79889b
  9. #7b8592
  10. #7e8389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.88:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8799b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #819ede ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7393da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #25a9b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #789ddd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e96da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #48a4c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-679bdb {
  color: #679bdb;
}
Background
.bg-679bdb {
  background-color: #679bdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-679bdb {
  border: 2px solid #679bdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #679bdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 103 155 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 62% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-679bdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #679bdb, #6d67db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-679bdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(103 155 219 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 2.89 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.96 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.48 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.33 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.54 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.05 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.02 #986424 Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#679bdb  rgb(103, 155, 219)  hsl(213, 62%, 63%)  Cornflower Blue
#dba767  rgb(219, 167, 103)  hsl(33, 62%, 63%)  Fawn
#db679b  rgb(219, 103, 155)  hsl(333, 62%, 63%)  Thulian Pink
#9bdb67  rgb(155, 219, 103)  hsl(93, 62%, 63%)  Inchworm