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#748DD9

#748dd9 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#748dd9 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 55.29% green and 85.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.54% cyan, 35.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.9% black. Its hue angle is 225.15°, with 57.06% saturation and 65.29% 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 6.55:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.23.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2777

Complementary

  1. #748dd9
  2. #d9c074

Split complementary

  1. #748dd9
  2. #d98d74
  3. #bfd974

Analogous

  1. #74bfd9
  2. #748dd9
  3. #8d74d9

Triadic

  1. #748dd9
  2. #d9748d
  3. #8dd974

Tetradic

  1. #748dd9
  2. #c074d9
  3. #d9c074
  4. #8dd974

Square

  1. #748dd9
  2. #d974bf
  3. #d9c074
  4. #74d98d

Monochromatic

  1. #27408d
  2. #385cc9
  3. #748dd9
  4. #b0bee9
  5. #ecf0fa

Shades

#748dd9 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #748dd9
  2. #687fc3
  3. #5d71ae
  4. #516398
  5. #465582
  6. #3a476d
  7. #2e3857
  8. #232a41
  9. #171c2b
  10. #0c0e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#748dd9 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #748dd9
  2. #8298dd
  3. #90a4e1
  4. #9eafe4
  5. #acbbe8
  6. #bac6ec
  7. #c7d1f0
  8. #d5ddf4
  9. #e3e8f7
  10. #f1f4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#748dd9 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #748dd9
  2. #758cd0
  3. #768ac7
  4. #7889be
  5. #7988b5
  6. #7a87ad
  7. #7b85a4
  8. #7c849b
  9. #7e8392
  10. #7f8189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #868fb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7194dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #678cd7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4d9da9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7292db ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c8cd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5f97be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-748dd9 {
  color: #748dd9;
}
Background
.bg-748dd9 {
  background-color: #748dd9;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-748dd9 {
  border: 2px solid #748dd9;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #748dd9;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 141 217;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 57% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-748dd9 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #748dd9, #8d74d9);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-748dd9 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 141 217 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.23 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.77 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.26 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.53 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.69 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.81 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.96 #8b7226 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#748dd9  rgb(116, 141, 217)  hsl(225, 57%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#d9c074  rgb(217, 192, 116)  hsl(45, 57%, 65%)  Vegas Gold
#d9748d  rgb(217, 116, 141)  hsl(345, 57%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#8dd974  rgb(141, 217, 116)  hsl(105, 57%, 65%)  Pastel Green