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#7697C1

#7697c1 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7697c1 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.27% red, 59.22% green and 75.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 38.86% cyan, 21.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 213.6°, with 37.69% saturation and 60.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.97:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.3.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2984

Complementary

  1. #7697c1
  2. #c1a076

Split complementary

  1. #7697c1
  2. #c17a76
  3. #bdc176

Analogous

  1. #76bdc1
  2. #7697c1
  3. #7a76c1

Triadic

  1. #7697c1
  2. #c17697
  3. #97c176

Tetradic

  1. #7697c1
  2. #a076c1
  3. #c1a076
  4. #97c176

Square

  1. #7697c1
  2. #c176bd
  3. #c1a076
  4. #76c17a

Monochromatic

  1. #314b6d
  2. #4970a1
  3. #7697c1
  4. #abbfd9
  5. #dfe7f1

Shades

#7697c1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7697c1
  2. #6a88ae
  3. #5e799a
  4. #536a87
  5. #475b74
  6. #3b4c61
  7. #2f3c4d
  8. #232d3a
  9. #181e27
  10. #0c0f13
  11. #000000

Tints

#7697c1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7697c1
  2. #84a1c7
  3. #91accd
  4. #9fb6d4
  5. #adc1da
  6. #bbcbe0
  7. #c8d5e6
  8. #d6e0ec
  9. #e4eaf3
  10. #f1f5f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7697c1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7697c1
  2. #7795bb
  3. #7892b4
  4. #7990ae
  5. #7a8ea7
  6. #7b8ca1
  7. #7c899a
  8. #7d8794
  9. #7e858d
  10. #7f8287
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8996a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8799c3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7f91c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #5da0a5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8198c2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b94c0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #689db1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7697c1 {
  color: #7697c1;
}
Background
.bg-7697c1 {
  background-color: #7697c1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7697c1 {
  border: 2px solid #7697c1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7697c1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 118 151 193;
  --color-primary-hsl: 214 38% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7697c1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7697c1, #7a76c1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7697c1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(118 151 193 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.30 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.47 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.00 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.23 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.53 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.78 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.56 #89683e Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#7697c1  rgb(118, 151, 193)  hsl(214, 38%, 61%)  Cornflower Blue
#c1a076  rgb(193, 160, 118)  hsl(34, 38%, 61%)  Camel
#c17697  rgb(193, 118, 151)  hsl(334, 38%, 61%)  Pale Violet Red
#97c176  rgb(151, 193, 118)  hsl(94, 38%, 61%)  Pistachio