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#7291EC

#7291ec ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7291ec is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 56.86% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.69% cyan, 38.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 224.75°, with 76.25% saturation and 68.63% 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 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.43.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2988

Complementary

  1. #7291ec
  2. #eccd72

Split complementary

  1. #7291ec
  2. #ec9072
  3. #ceec72

Analogous

  1. #72ceec
  2. #7291ec
  3. #9072ec

Triadic

  1. #7291ec
  2. #ec7291
  3. #91ec72

Tetradic

  1. #7291ec
  2. #cd72ec
  3. #eccd72
  4. #91ec72

Square

  1. #7291ec
  2. #ec72ce
  3. #eccd72
  4. #72ec90

Monochromatic

  1. #173eae
  2. #2f5ce3
  3. #7291ec
  4. #b5c6f5
  5. #edf1fd

Shades

#7291ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7291ec
  2. #6783d4
  3. #5b74bd
  4. #5066a5
  5. #44578e
  6. #394976
  7. #2e3a5e
  8. #222c47
  9. #171d2f
  10. #0b0f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#7291ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7291ec
  2. #809cee
  3. #8ea7f0
  4. #9cb2f2
  5. #aabdf4
  6. #b9c8f6
  7. #c7d3f7
  8. #d5def9
  9. #e3e9fb
  10. #f1f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7291ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7291ec
  2. #738fe1
  3. #758ed6
  4. #768ccc
  5. #788ac1
  6. #7989b6
  7. #7a87ab
  8. #7c85a0
  9. #7d8396
  10. #7f828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8893be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d9af0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f90ea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #38a5b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f97ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6790eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #559dcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7291ec {
  color: #7291ec;
}
Background
.bg-7291ec {
  background-color: #7291ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7291ec {
  border: 2px solid #7291ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7291ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 145 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 76% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7291ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7291ec, #9072ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7291ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 145 236 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.43 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.63 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.06 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.63 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.70 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.87 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.26 #8d6e13 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#7291ec  rgb(114, 145, 236)  hsl(225, 76%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#eccd72  rgb(236, 205, 114)  hsl(45, 76%, 69%)  Jasmine
#ec7291  rgb(236, 114, 145)  hsl(345, 76%, 69%)  Pale Violet Red
#91ec72  rgb(145, 236, 114)  hsl(105, 76%, 69%)  Light Green