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#709FFD

#709ffd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#709ffd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 43.92% red, 62.35% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.73% cyan, 37.15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 220°, with 97.24% saturation and 71.57% 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 8.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.44.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.3533

Complementary

  1. #709ffd
  2. #fdce70

Split complementary

  1. #709ffd
  2. #fd8870
  3. #e6fd70

Analogous

  1. #70e6fd
  2. #709ffd
  3. #8870fd

Triadic

  1. #709ffd
  2. #fd709f
  3. #9ffd70

Tetradic

  1. #709ffd
  2. #ce70fd
  3. #fdce70
  4. #9ffd70

Square

  1. #709ffd
  2. #fd70e6
  3. #fdce70
  4. #70fd88

Monochromatic

  1. #0348d1
  2. #256cfc
  3. #709ffd
  4. #bbd2fe
  5. #ebf1ff

Shades

#709ffd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #709ffd
  2. #658fe4
  3. #5a7fca
  4. #4e6fb1
  5. #435f98
  6. #38507f
  7. #2d4065
  8. #22304c
  9. #162033
  10. #0b1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#709ffd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #709ffd
  2. #7ea9fd
  3. #8db2fd
  4. #9bbcfe
  5. #a9c5fe
  6. #b8cffe
  7. #c6d9fe
  8. #d4e2fe
  9. #e2ecff
  10. #f1f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#709ffd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #709ffd
  2. #729cf1
  3. #7399e4
  4. #7596d8
  5. #7693cb
  6. #7890bf
  7. #7a8cb2
  8. #7b89a6
  9. #7d8699
  10. #7e838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90a0cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #78a7ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #669afb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #04b4c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75a4ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a9cfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #48acdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-709ffd {
  color: #709ffd;
}
Background
.bg-709ffd {
  background-color: #709ffd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-709ffd {
  border: 2px solid #709ffd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #709ffd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 112 159 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 97% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-709ffd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #709ffd, #8870fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-709ffd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(112 159 253 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.44 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.06 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.19 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.64 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.57 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.92 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.63 #8f6002 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#709ffd  rgb(112, 159, 253)  hsl(220, 97%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#fdce70  rgb(253, 206, 112)  hsl(40, 97%, 72%)  Topaz
#fd709f  rgb(253, 112, 159)  hsl(340, 97%, 72%)  Brilliant Rose
#9ffd70  rgb(159, 253, 112)  hsl(100, 97%, 72%)  Inchworm