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#699EFA

#699efa ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#699efa is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 61.96% green and 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58% cyan, 36.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 218.07°, with 93.55% saturation and 69.61% 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 7.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 2.91.

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Relative luminance0.3436

Complementary

  1. #699efa
  2. #fac569

Split complementary

  1. #699efa
  2. #fa7d69
  3. #e7fa69

Analogous

  1. #69e7fa
  2. #699efa
  3. #7d69fa

Triadic

  1. #699efa
  2. #fa699e
  3. #9efa69

Tetradic

  1. #699efa
  2. #c569fa
  3. #fac569
  4. #9efa69

Square

  1. #699efa
  2. #fa69e7
  3. #fac569
  4. #69fa7d

Monochromatic

  1. #074cc3
  2. #1f6ef8
  3. #699efa
  4. #b3cefc
  5. #ebf2fe

Shades

#699efa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #699efa
  2. #5f8ee1
  3. #547ec8
  4. #4a6faf
  5. #3f5f96
  6. #354f7d
  7. #2a3f64
  8. #202f4b
  9. #152032
  10. #0b1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#699efa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #699efa
  2. #78a8fb
  3. #87b1fb
  4. #96bbfc
  5. #a5c5fc
  6. #b4cffd
  7. #c3d8fd
  8. #d2e2fe
  9. #e1ecfe
  10. #f0f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#699efa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #699efa
  2. #6b9bee
  3. #6e98e2
  4. #7095d5
  5. #7292c9
  6. #758fbd
  7. #778cb1
  8. #7989a5
  9. #7b8698
  10. #7e838c
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c9eca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #77a6fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6498f8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72a3fc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #669bf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3cabda ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-699efa {
  color: #699efa;
}
Background
.bg-699efa {
  background-color: #699efa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-699efa {
  border: 2px solid #699efa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #699efa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 158 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 94% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-699efa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #699efa, #7d69fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-699efa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 158 250 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 2.91 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.27 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.78 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.52 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.69 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.86 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.22 #966105 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#699efa  rgb(105, 158, 250)  hsl(218, 94%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#fac569  rgb(250, 197, 105)  hsl(38, 94%, 70%)  Topaz
#fa699e  rgb(250, 105, 158)  hsl(338, 94%, 70%)  Brilliant Rose
#9efa69  rgb(158, 250, 105)  hsl(98, 94%, 70%)  Inchworm