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#788EF6

#788ef6 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#788ef6 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.06% red, 55.69% green and 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.22% cyan, 42.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 229.52°, with 87.5% saturation and 71.76% 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 7:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.45.

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Relative luminance0.2999

Complementary

  1. #788ef6
  2. #f6e078

Split complementary

  1. #788ef6
  2. #f6a178
  3. #cdf678

Analogous

  1. #78cdf6
  2. #788ef6
  3. #a178f6

Triadic

  1. #788ef6
  2. #f6788e
  3. #8ef678

Tetradic

  1. #788ef6
  2. #e078f6
  3. #f6e078
  4. #8ef678

Square

  1. #788ef6
  2. #f678cd
  3. #f6e078
  4. #78f6a1

Monochromatic

  1. #0d2ec8
  2. #3052f1
  3. #788ef6
  4. #c0cafb
  5. #eceffe

Shades

#788ef6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #788ef6
  2. #6c80dd
  3. #6072c5
  4. #5463ac
  5. #485594
  6. #3c477b
  7. #303962
  8. #242b4a
  9. #181c31
  10. #0c0e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#788ef6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #788ef6
  2. #8699f7
  3. #93a5f8
  4. #a1b0f9
  5. #aebbfa
  6. #bcc7fb
  7. #c9d2fb
  8. #d7ddfc
  9. #e4e8fd
  10. #f2f4fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#788ef6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #788ef6
  2. #798dea
  3. #7a8bde
  4. #7a8ad3
  5. #7b88c7
  6. #7c87bb
  7. #7d86af
  8. #7e84a3
  9. #7e8398
  10. #7f818c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a92c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #639bfa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5590f4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3fa4b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c96f8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #658ff5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5b9cd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-788ef6 {
  color: #788ef6;
}
Background
.bg-788ef6 {
  background-color: #788ef6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-788ef6 {
  border: 2px solid #788ef6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #788ef6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 120 142 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 88% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-788ef6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #788ef6, #a178f6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-788ef6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(120 142 246 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.45 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.67 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.07 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.99 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.53 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.75 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 11.05 #877109 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#788ef6  rgb(120, 142, 246)  hsl(230, 88%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#f6e078  rgb(246, 224, 120)  hsl(50, 88%, 72%)  Jasmine
#f6788e  rgb(246, 120, 142)  hsl(350, 88%, 72%)  Salmon Pink
#8ef678  rgb(142, 246, 120)  hsl(110, 88%, 72%)  Mint Green