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#738AED

#738aed ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#738aed is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.1% red, 54.12% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.48% cyan, 41.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 228.69°, with 77.22% saturation and 69.02% 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 6.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.55.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2794

Complementary

  1. #738aed
  2. #edd673

Split complementary

  1. #738aed
  2. #ed9973
  3. #c7ed73

Analogous

  1. #73c7ed
  2. #738aed
  3. #9973ed

Triadic

  1. #738aed
  2. #ed738a
  3. #8aed73

Tetradic

  1. #738aed
  2. #d673ed
  3. #edd673
  4. #8aed73

Square

  1. #738aed
  2. #ed73c7
  3. #edd673
  4. #73ed99

Monochromatic

  1. #1734b0
  2. #2f51e4
  3. #738aed
  4. #b7c3f6
  5. #edf0fd

Shades

#738aed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #738aed
  2. #687cd5
  3. #5c6ebe
  4. #5161a6
  5. #45538e
  6. #3a4577
  7. #2e375f
  8. #232947
  9. #171c2f
  10. #0c0e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#738aed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #738aed
  2. #8196ef
  3. #8fa1f1
  4. #9dadf2
  5. #abb9f4
  6. #b9c5f6
  7. #c7d0f8
  8. #d5dcfa
  9. #e3e8fb
  10. #f1f3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#738aed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #738aed
  2. #7489e2
  3. #7688d7
  4. #7787cc
  5. #7886c1
  6. #7a85b7
  7. #7b84ac
  8. #7c83a1
  9. #7d8296
  10. #7f818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #858ebd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6196f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #548beb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3b9fb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6991ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #628bec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5797cb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-738aed {
  color: #738aed;
}
Background
.bg-738aed {
  background-color: #738aed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-738aed {
  border: 2px solid #738aed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #738aed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 115 138 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 77% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-738aed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #738aed, #9973ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-738aed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(115 138 237 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.55 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.37 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.62 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.13 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.22 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.25 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.52 #8c7512 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#738aed  rgb(115, 138, 237)  hsl(229, 77%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#edd673  rgb(237, 214, 115)  hsl(49, 77%, 69%)  Buff
#ed738a  rgb(237, 115, 138)  hsl(349, 77%, 69%)  Pale Violet Red
#8aed73  rgb(138, 237, 115)  hsl(109, 77%, 69%)  Light Green