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#708BDB

#708bdb ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#708bdb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 54.51% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.86% cyan, 36.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 224.86°, with 59.78% saturation and 64.9% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.4:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.05.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2702

Complementary

  1. #708bdb
  2. #dbc070

Split complementary

  1. #708bdb
  2. #db8a70
  3. #c0db70

Analogous

  1. #70c0db
  2. #708bdb
  3. #8a70db

Triadic

  1. #708bdb
  2. #db708b
  3. #8bdb70

Tetradic

  1. #708bdb
  2. #c070db
  3. #dbc070
  4. #8bdb70

Square

  1. #708bdb
  2. #db70c0
  3. #dbc070
  4. #70db8a

Monochromatic

  1. #243f8e
  2. #335acb
  3. #708bdb
  4. #adbdea
  5. #eaeefa

Shades

#708bdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #708bdb
  2. #657dc5
  3. #5a6faf
  4. #4e6199
  5. #435383
  6. #38466e
  7. #2d3858
  8. #222a42
  9. #161c2c
  10. #0b0e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#708bdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #708bdb
  2. #7e97df
  3. #8da2e2
  4. #9baee6
  5. #a9b9e9
  6. #b8c5ed
  7. #c6d1f1
  8. #d4dcf4
  9. #e2e8f8
  10. #f1f3fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#708bdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #708bdb
  2. #728ad2
  3. #7389c9
  4. #7588c0
  5. #7687b7
  6. #7886ae
  7. #7a84a4
  8. #7b839b
  9. #7d8292
  10. #7e8189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #838db2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c93de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #618ad9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #449ca9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6e90dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #678ada ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5995bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-708bdb {
  color: #708bdb;
}
Background
.bg-708bdb {
  background-color: #708bdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-708bdb {
  border: 2px solid #708bdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #708bdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 139 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 60% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-708bdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #708bdb, #8a70db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-708bdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 139 219 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.05 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.43 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.82 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.00 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.28 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.35 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.52 #8f7424 Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#708bdb  rgb(112, 139, 219)  hsl(225, 60%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#dbc070  rgb(219, 192, 112)  hsl(45, 60%, 65%)  Vegas Gold
#db708b  rgb(219, 112, 139)  hsl(345, 60%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#8bdb70  rgb(139, 219, 112)  hsl(105, 60%, 65%)  Pastel Green