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#729CFD

#729cfd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#729cfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 61.18% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.94% cyan, 38.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 221.87°, 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 7.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.17.

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Relative luminance0.3445

Complementary

  1. #729cfd
  2. #fdd372

Split complementary

  1. #729cfd
  2. #fd8d72
  3. #e1fd72

Analogous

  1. #72e1fd
  2. #729cfd
  3. #8d72fd

Triadic

  1. #729cfd
  2. #fd729c
  3. #9cfd72

Tetradic

  1. #729cfd
  2. #d372fd
  3. #fdd372
  4. #9cfd72

Square

  1. #729cfd
  2. #fd72e1
  3. #fdd372
  4. #72fd8d

Monochromatic

  1. #0342d3
  2. #2767fc
  3. #729cfd
  4. #bdd1fe
  5. #ebf1ff

Shades

#729cfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #729cfd
  2. #678ce4
  3. #5b7dca
  4. #506db1
  5. #445e98
  6. #394e7f
  7. #2e3e65
  8. #222f4c
  9. #171f33
  10. #0b1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#729cfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #729cfd
  2. #80a6fd
  3. #8eb0fd
  4. #9cbafe
  5. #aac4fe
  6. #b9cefe
  7. #c7d7fe
  8. #d5e1fe
  9. #e3ebff
  10. #f1f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#729cfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #729cfd
  2. #7399f1
  3. #7596e4
  4. #7694d8
  5. #7891cb
  6. #798ebf
  7. #7a8bb2
  8. #7c88a6
  9. #7d8699
  10. #7f838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f9ecb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #74a5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6399fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1ab1c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73a2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #699afc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4da9db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-729cfd {
  color: #729cfd;
}
Background
.bg-729cfd {
  background-color: #729cfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-729cfd {
  border: 2px solid #729cfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #729cfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 156 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 97% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-729cfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #729cfd, #8d72fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-729cfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 156 253 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.17 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.97 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.80 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.99 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.10 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.23 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.10 #8d6302 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#729cfd  rgb(114, 156, 253)  hsl(222, 97%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#fdd372  rgb(253, 211, 114)  hsl(42, 97%, 72%)  Jasmine
#fd729c  rgb(253, 114, 156)  hsl(342, 97%, 72%)  Flamingo Pink
#9cfd72  rgb(156, 253, 114)  hsl(102, 97%, 72%)  Mint Green