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#798BEF

#798bef ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#798bef is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 54.51% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 49.37% cyan, 41.84% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 230.85°, with 78.67% saturation and 70.59% 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 6.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 6.27.

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Relative luminance0.2876

Complementary

  1. #798bef
  2. #efdd79

Split complementary

  1. #798bef
  2. #efa279
  3. #c6ef79

Analogous

  1. #79c6ef
  2. #798bef
  3. #a279ef

Triadic

  1. #798bef
  2. #ef798b
  3. #8bef79

Tetradic

  1. #798bef
  2. #dd79ef
  3. #efdd79
  4. #8bef79

Square

  1. #798bef
  2. #ef79c6
  3. #efdd79
  4. #79efa2

Monochromatic

  1. #162fb9
  2. #3550e7
  3. #798bef
  4. #bdc6f7
  5. #edeffd

Shades

#798bef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #798bef
  2. #6d7dd7
  3. #616fbf
  4. #5561a7
  5. #49538f
  6. #3d4678
  7. #303860
  8. #242a48
  9. #181c30
  10. #0c0e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#798bef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #798bef
  2. #8697f1
  3. #94a2f2
  4. #a1aef4
  5. #afb9f5
  6. #bcc5f7
  7. #c9d1f9
  8. #d7dcfa
  9. #e4e8fc
  10. #f2f3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#798bef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #798bef
  2. #7a8ae4
  3. #7a89d9
  4. #7b88ce
  5. #7c87c3
  6. #7d86b8
  7. #7d84ac
  8. #7e83a1
  9. #7f8296
  10. #7f818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #898fbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6397f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #578ded ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #49a0b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c92f1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #668cee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6098cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-798bef {
  color: #798bef;
}
Background
.bg-798bef {
  background-color: #798bef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-798bef {
  border: 2px solid #798bef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #798bef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 139 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 231 79% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-798bef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #798bef, #a279ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-798bef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 139 239 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.27 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.27 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.43 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.77 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.82 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 11.16 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 11.20 #867410 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#798bef  rgb(121, 139, 239)  hsl(231, 79%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#efdd79  rgb(239, 221, 121)  hsl(51, 79%, 71%)  Flax
#ef798b  rgb(239, 121, 139)  hsl(351, 79%, 71%)  Light Coral
#8bef79  rgb(139, 239, 121)  hsl(111, 79%, 71%)  Light Green