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#729BFD

#729bfd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#729bfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 60.78% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.94% cyan, 38.74% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 222.3°, with 97.2% saturation and 71.96% 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 7.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.11.

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Relative luminance0.3411

Complementary

  1. #729bfd
  2. #fdd472

Split complementary

  1. #729bfd
  2. #fd8e72
  3. #e1fd72

Analogous

  1. #72e1fd
  2. #729bfd
  3. #8e72fd

Triadic

  1. #729bfd
  2. #fd729b
  3. #9bfd72

Tetradic

  1. #729bfd
  2. #d472fd
  3. #fdd472
  4. #9bfd72

Square

  1. #729bfd
  2. #fd72e1
  3. #fdd472
  4. #72fd8e

Monochromatic

  1. #0340d3
  2. #2766fc
  3. #729bfd
  4. #bdd0fe
  5. #ebf1ff

Shades

#729bfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #729bfd
  2. #678ce4
  3. #5b7cca
  4. #506db1
  5. #445d98
  6. #394e7f
  7. #2e3e65
  8. #222f4c
  9. #171f33
  10. #0b1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#729bfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #729bfd
  2. #80a5fd
  3. #8eaffd
  4. #9cb9fe
  5. #aac3fe
  6. #b9cdfe
  7. #c7d7fe
  8. #d5e1fe
  9. #e3ebff
  10. #f1f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#729bfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #729bfd
  2. #7398f1
  3. #7596e4
  4. #7693d8
  5. #7890cb
  6. #798ebf
  7. #7a8bb2
  8. #7c88a6
  9. #7d8599
  10. #7f838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e9dcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #72a5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6198fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1ab0c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #72a1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6899fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4da8db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-729bfd {
  color: #729bfd;
}
Background
.bg-729bfd {
  background-color: #729bfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-729bfd {
  border: 2px solid #729bfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #729bfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 155 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 97% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-729bfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #729bfd, #8e72fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-729bfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 155 253 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.11 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.92 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.97 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.03 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.09 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.39 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.92 #8d6402 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#729bfd  rgb(114, 155, 253)  hsl(222, 97%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#fdd472  rgb(253, 212, 114)  hsl(42, 97%, 72%)  Jasmine
#fd729b  rgb(253, 114, 155)  hsl(342, 97%, 72%)  Flamingo Pink
#9bfd72  rgb(155, 253, 114)  hsl(102, 97%, 72%)  Mint Green