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#768ECF

#768ecf ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#768ecf is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.27% red, 55.69% green and 81.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43% cyan, 31.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 223.82°, with 48.11% saturation and 63.73% 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.91.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.277

Complementary

  1. #768ecf
  2. #cfb776

Split complementary

  1. #768ecf
  2. #cf8b76
  3. #bbcf76

Analogous

  1. #76bbcf
  2. #768ecf
  3. #8b76cf

Triadic

  1. #768ecf
  2. #cf768e
  3. #8ecf76

Tetradic

  1. #768ecf
  2. #b776cf
  3. #cfb776
  4. #8ecf76

Square

  1. #768ecf
  2. #cf76bb
  3. #cfb776
  4. #76cf8b

Monochromatic

  1. #2d437f
  2. #4061b8
  3. #768ecf
  4. #afbde3
  5. #e7ebf7

Shades

#768ecf mixed progressively with black.

  1. #768ecf
  2. #6a80ba
  3. #5e72a6
  4. #536391
  5. #47557c
  6. #3b4768
  7. #2f3953
  8. #232b3e
  9. #181c29
  10. #0c0e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#768ecf mixed progressively with white.

  1. #768ecf
  2. #8499d4
  3. #91a5d9
  4. #9fb0dd
  5. #adbbe2
  6. #bbc7e7
  7. #c8d2ec
  8. #d6ddf1
  9. #e4e8f5
  10. #f1f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#768ecf mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #768ecf
  2. #778dc7
  3. #788bbf
  4. #798ab7
  5. #7a88af
  6. #7b87a8
  7. #7c86a0
  8. #7d8498
  9. #7e8390
  10. #7f8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #868fad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7794d2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e8cce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #579ba5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7792d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #728dce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6596b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-768ecf {
  color: #768ecf;
}
Background
.bg-768ecf {
  background-color: #768ecf;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-768ecf {
  border: 2px solid #768ecf;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #768ecf;
  --color-primary-rgb: 118 142 207;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 48% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-768ecf {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #768ecf, #8b76cf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-768ecf {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(118 142 207 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.91 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.96 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.28 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.70 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.80 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.87 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 10.07 #897130 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#768ecf  rgb(118, 142, 207)  hsl(224, 48%, 64%)  Cornflower Blue
#cfb776  rgb(207, 183, 118)  hsl(44, 48%, 64%)  Ecru
#cf768e  rgb(207, 118, 142)  hsl(344, 48%, 64%)  Pale Violet Red
#8ecf76  rgb(142, 207, 118)  hsl(104, 48%, 64%)  Pistachio