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#7490DF

#7490df ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7490df is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 56.47% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 47.98% cyan, 35.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 224.3°, with 62.57% saturation and 66.47% 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 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.2.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2899

Complementary

  1. #7490df
  2. #dfc374

Split complementary

  1. #7490df
  2. #df8e74
  3. #c5df74

Analogous

  1. #74c5df
  2. #7490df
  3. #8e74df

Triadic

  1. #7490df
  2. #df7490
  3. #90df74

Tetradic

  1. #7490df
  2. #c374df
  3. #dfc374
  4. #90df74

Square

  1. #7490df
  2. #df74c5
  3. #dfc374
  4. #74df8e

Monochromatic

  1. #234197
  2. #365ed1
  3. #7490df
  4. #b2c2ed
  5. #eef2fb

Shades

#7490df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7490df
  2. #6882c9
  3. #5d73b2
  4. #51659c
  5. #465686
  6. #3a4870
  7. #2e3a59
  8. #232b43
  9. #171d2d
  10. #0c0e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#7490df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7490df
  2. #829be2
  3. #90a6e5
  4. #9eb1e9
  5. #acbcec
  6. #bac8ef
  7. #c7d3f2
  8. #d5def5
  9. #e3e9f9
  10. #f1f4fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7490df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7490df
  2. #758ed6
  3. #768dcc
  4. #788bc3
  5. #798ab9
  6. #7a88b0
  7. #7b86a6
  8. #7c859d
  9. #7e8393
  10. #7f828a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8792b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7298e2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #678edd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #49a1ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7395e1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6c8fde ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d9ac3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7490df {
  color: #7490df;
}
Background
.bg-7490df {
  background-color: #7490df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7490df {
  border: 2px solid #7490df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7490df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 144 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 63% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7490df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7490df, #8e74df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7490df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 144 223 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.20 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.02 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.05 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.94 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.10 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.29 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.87 #8b6f20 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#7490df  rgb(116, 144, 223)  hsl(224, 63%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#dfc374  rgb(223, 195, 116)  hsl(44, 63%, 66%)  Vegas Gold
#df7490  rgb(223, 116, 144)  hsl(344, 63%, 66%)  Pale Violet Red
#90df74  rgb(144, 223, 116)  hsl(104, 63%, 66%)  Pastel Green