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#679CDC

#679cdc ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#679cdc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.39% red, 61.18% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.18% cyan, 29.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 212.82°, with 62.57% saturation and 63.33% 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 7.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.11.

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Relative luminance0.3183

Complementary

  1. #679cdc
  2. #dca767

Split complementary

  1. #679cdc
  2. #dc6c67
  3. #d6dc67

Analogous

  1. #67d6dc
  2. #679cdc
  3. #6c67dc

Triadic

  1. #679cdc
  2. #dc679c
  3. #9cdc67

Tetradic

  1. #679cdc
  2. #a767dc
  3. #dca767
  4. #9cdc67

Square

  1. #679cdc
  2. #dc67d6
  3. #dca767
  4. #67dc6c

Monochromatic

  1. #20508a
  2. #2e74c8
  3. #679cdc
  4. #a5c4ea
  5. #e3edf9

Shades

#679cdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #679cdc
  2. #5d8cc6
  3. #527db0
  4. #486d9a
  5. #3e5e84
  6. #344e6e
  7. #293e58
  8. #1f2f42
  9. #151f2c
  10. #0a1016
  11. #000000

Tints

#679cdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #679cdc
  2. #76a6e0
  3. #85b0e3
  4. #95bae7
  5. #a4c4ea
  6. #b3ceee
  7. #c2d7f1
  8. #d1e1f5
  9. #e1ebf8
  10. #f0f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#679cdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #679cdc
  2. #6a99d3
  3. #6c96ca
  4. #6f94c0
  5. #7191b7
  6. #748eae
  7. #768ba5
  8. #79889c
  9. #7b8692
  10. #7e8389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #889ab8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #829fdf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7394db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #23aab2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #789ede ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6f97db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #48a5c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-679cdc {
  color: #679cdc;
}
Background
.bg-679cdc {
  background-color: #679cdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-679cdc {
  border: 2px solid #679cdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #679cdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 103 156 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 63% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-679cdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #679cdc, #6c67dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-679cdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(103 156 220 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.11 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.23 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.24 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.15 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.59 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.20 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.32 #986323 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#679cdc  rgb(103, 156, 220)  hsl(213, 63%, 63%)  Cornflower Blue
#dca767  rgb(220, 167, 103)  hsl(33, 63%, 63%)  Fawn
#dc679c  rgb(220, 103, 156)  hsl(333, 63%, 63%)  Thulian Pink
#9cdc67  rgb(156, 220, 103)  hsl(93, 63%, 63%)  Inchworm