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#728EDF

#728edf ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#728edf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 55.69% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.88% cyan, 36.32% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 224.59°, with 63.01% saturation and 66.08% 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 6.65:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.2825

Complementary

  1. #728edf
  2. #dfc372

Split complementary

  1. #728edf
  2. #df8d72
  3. #c4df72

Analogous

  1. #72c4df
  2. #728edf
  3. #8d72df

Triadic

  1. #728edf
  2. #df728e
  3. #8edf72

Tetradic

  1. #728edf
  2. #c372df
  3. #dfc372
  4. #8edf72

Square

  1. #728edf
  2. #df72c4
  3. #dfc372
  4. #72df8d

Monochromatic

  1. #224096
  2. #345cd1
  3. #728edf
  4. #b0c0ed
  5. #eef2fb

Shades

#728edf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #728edf
  2. #6780c9
  3. #5b72b2
  4. #50639c
  5. #445586
  6. #394770
  7. #2e3959
  8. #222b43
  9. #171c2d
  10. #0b0e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#728edf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #728edf
  2. #8099e2
  3. #8ea5e5
  4. #9cb0e9
  5. #aabbec
  6. #b9c7ef
  7. #c7d2f2
  8. #d5ddf5
  9. #e3e8f9
  10. #f1f4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#728edf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #728edf
  2. #738dd6
  3. #758bcc
  4. #768ac3
  5. #7888b9
  6. #7987b0
  7. #7a86a6
  8. #7c849d
  9. #7d8393
  10. #7f818a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8690b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6f96e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #648cdd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #449fac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7093e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a8dde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5a99c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-728edf {
  color: #728edf;
}
Background
.bg-728edf {
  background-color: #728edf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-728edf {
  border: 2px solid #728edf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #728edf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 142 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 63% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-728edf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #728edf, #8d72df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-728edf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 142 223 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.37 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.04 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.64 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.96 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.25 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.32 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.65 #8d7120 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#728edf  rgb(114, 142, 223)  hsl(225, 63%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#dfc372  rgb(223, 195, 114)  hsl(45, 63%, 66%)  Vegas Gold
#df728e  rgb(223, 114, 142)  hsl(345, 63%, 66%)  Pale Violet Red
#8edf72  rgb(142, 223, 114)  hsl(105, 63%, 66%)  Pastel Green