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#798EED

#798eed ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#798eed is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 55.69% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.95% cyan, 40.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 229.14°, with 76.32% saturation and 70.2% 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 6.91:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.49.

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Relative luminance0.2953

Complementary

  1. #798eed
  2. #edd879

Split complementary

  1. #798eed
  2. #ed9e79
  3. #c8ed79

Analogous

  1. #79c8ed
  2. #798eed
  3. #9e79ed

Triadic

  1. #798eed
  2. #ed798e
  3. #8eed79

Tetradic

  1. #798eed
  2. #d879ed
  3. #edd879
  4. #8eed79

Square

  1. #798eed
  2. #ed79c8
  3. #edd879
  4. #79ed9e

Monochromatic

  1. #1835b5
  2. #3655e4
  3. #798eed
  4. #bcc7f6
  5. #edf0fd

Shades

#798eed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #798eed
  2. #6d80d5
  3. #6172be
  4. #5563a6
  5. #49558e
  6. #3d4777
  7. #30395f
  8. #242b47
  9. #181c2f
  10. #0c0e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#798eed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #798eed
  2. #8699ef
  3. #94a5f1
  4. #a1b0f2
  5. #afbbf4
  6. #bcc7f6
  7. #c9d2f8
  8. #d7ddfa
  9. #e4e8fb
  10. #f2f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#798eed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #798eed
  2. #7a8de2
  3. #7a8bd7
  4. #7b8acc
  5. #7c88c1
  6. #7d87b7
  7. #7d86ac
  8. #7e84a1
  9. #7f8396
  10. #7f818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a92be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6999f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d8feb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4aa2b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7095ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #698fec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #609acc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-798eed {
  color: #798eed;
}
Background
.bg-798eed {
  background-color: #798eed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-798eed {
  border: 2px solid #798eed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #798eed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 142 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 76% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-798eed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #798eed, #9e79ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-798eed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 142 237 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.49 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.60 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.41 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.02 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.69 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.71 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.79 #867112 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#798eed  rgb(121, 142, 237)  hsl(229, 76%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#edd879  rgb(237, 216, 121)  hsl(49, 76%, 70%)  Buff
#ed798e  rgb(237, 121, 142)  hsl(349, 76%, 70%)  Pale Violet Red
#8eed79  rgb(142, 237, 121)  hsl(109, 76%, 70%)  Light Green