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#7494FF

#7494ff ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#7494ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 45.49% red, 58.04% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 54.51% cyan, 41.96% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 226.19°, with 100% saturation and 72.75% 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 7.42:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.97.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.3211

Complementary

  1. #7494ff
  2. #ffdf74

Split complementary

  1. #7494ff
  2. #ff9a74
  3. #d9ff74

Analogous

  1. #74d9ff
  2. #7494ff
  3. #9a74ff

Triadic

  1. #7494ff
  2. #ff7494
  3. #94ff74

Tetradic

  1. #7494ff
  2. #df74ff
  3. #ffdf74
  4. #94ff74

Square

  1. #7494ff
  2. #ff74d9
  3. #ffdf74
  4. #74ff9a

Monochromatic

  1. #0032da
  2. #2859ff
  3. #7494ff
  4. #c1cfff
  5. #ebefff

Shades

#7494ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7494ff
  2. #6885e6
  3. #5d76cc
  4. #5168b3
  5. #465999
  6. #3a4a80
  7. #2e3b66
  8. #232c4d
  9. #171e33
  10. #0c0f1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#7494ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7494ff
  2. #829fff
  3. #90a9ff
  4. #9eb4ff
  5. #acbfff
  6. #bacaff
  7. #c7d4ff
  8. #d5dfff
  9. #e3eaff
  10. #f1f4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7494ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7494ff
  2. #7592f2
  3. #7690e6
  4. #788ed9
  5. #798ccc
  6. #7a8ac0
  7. #7b88b3
  8. #7c86a6
  9. #7e8499
  10. #7f828d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.42:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8c97ca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #66a0ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5594fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #24abbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c9bff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6394fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #50a3db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7494ff {
  color: #7494ff;
}
Background
.bg-7494ff {
  background-color: #7494ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7494ff {
  border: 2px solid #7494ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7494ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 116 148 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7494ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7494ff, #9a74ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7494ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(116 148 255 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.97 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.58 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.52 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.07 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.78 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.12 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.90 #8b6b00 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#7494ff  rgb(116, 148, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 73%)  Cornflower Blue
#ffdf74  rgb(255, 223, 116)  hsl(46, 100%, 73%)  Jasmine
#ff7494  rgb(255, 116, 148)  hsl(346, 100%, 73%)  Flamingo Pink
#94ff74  rgb(148, 255, 116)  hsl(106, 100%, 73%)  Mint Green