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#729DFF

#729dff ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#729dff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 44.71% red, 61.57% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.29% cyan, 38.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 221.7°, with 100% saturation and 72.35% 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 7.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.3491

Complementary

  1. #729dff
  2. #ffd472

Split complementary

  1. #729dff
  2. #ff8d72
  3. #e4ff72

Analogous

  1. #72e4ff
  2. #729dff
  3. #8d72ff

Triadic

  1. #729dff
  2. #ff729d
  3. #9dff72

Tetradic

  1. #729dff
  2. #d472ff
  3. #ffd472
  4. #9dff72

Square

  1. #729dff
  2. #ff72e4
  3. #ffd472
  4. #72ff8d

Monochromatic

  1. #0042d8
  2. #2568ff
  3. #729dff
  4. #bed2ff
  5. #ebf1ff

Shades

#729dff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #729dff
  2. #678de6
  3. #5b7ecc
  4. #506eb3
  5. #445e99
  6. #394f80
  7. #2e3f66
  8. #222f4d
  9. #171f33
  10. #0b101a
  11. #000000

Tints

#729dff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #729dff
  2. #80a7ff
  3. #8eb1ff
  4. #9cbaff
  5. #aac4ff
  6. #b9ceff
  7. #c7d8ff
  8. #d5e2ff
  9. #e3ebff
  10. #f1f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#729dff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #729dff
  2. #739af2
  3. #7597e6
  4. #7694d9
  5. #7891cc
  6. #798fc0
  7. #7a8cb3
  8. #7c89a6
  9. #7d8699
  10. #7f838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f9fcd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #74a6ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #639afd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #13b3c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #73a3ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #699bfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4baadd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-729dff {
  color: #729dff;
}
Background
.bg-729dff {
  background-color: #729dff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-729dff {
  border: 2px solid #729dff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #729dff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 114 157 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 100% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-729dff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #729dff, #8d72ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-729dff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(114 157 255 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.40 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.17 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.74 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.04 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.21 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.22 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.41 #8d6200 Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#729dff  rgb(114, 157, 255)  hsl(222, 100%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#ffd472  rgb(255, 212, 114)  hsl(42, 100%, 72%)  Jasmine
#ff729d  rgb(255, 114, 157)  hsl(342, 100%, 72%)  Flamingo Pink
#9dff72  rgb(157, 255, 114)  hsl(102, 100%, 72%)  Mint Green