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#798EF5

#798ef5 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#798ef5 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 96.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.61% cyan, 42.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.92% black. Its hue angle is 229.84°, with 86.11% 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 AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.6.

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Relative luminance0.3

Complementary

  1. #798ef5
  2. #f5e079

Split complementary

  1. #798ef5
  2. #f5a279
  3. #ccf579

Analogous

  1. #79ccf5
  2. #798ef5
  3. #a279f5

Triadic

  1. #798ef5
  2. #f5798e
  3. #8ef579

Tetradic

  1. #798ef5
  2. #e079f5
  3. #f5e079
  4. #8ef579

Square

  1. #798ef5
  2. #f579cc
  3. #f5e079
  4. #79f5a2

Monochromatic

  1. #0f2ec6
  2. #3252f0
  3. #798ef5
  4. #c0cafa
  5. #eceffe

Shades

#798ef5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #798ef5
  2. #6d80dd
  3. #6172c4
  4. #5563ac
  5. #495593
  6. #3d477b
  7. #303962
  8. #242b4a
  9. #181c31
  10. #0c0e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#798ef5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #798ef5
  2. #8699f6
  3. #94a5f7
  4. #a1b0f8
  5. #afbbf9
  6. #bcc7fa
  7. #c9d2fb
  8. #d7ddfc
  9. #e4e8fd
  10. #f2f4fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#798ef5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #798ef5
  2. #7a8de9
  3. #7a8bde
  4. #7b8ad2
  5. #7c88c6
  6. #7d87bb
  7. #7d86af
  8. #7e84a3
  9. #7f8397
  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 #8b92c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #649af9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5790f3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #43a4b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d96f7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #668ff4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5d9cd2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-798ef5 {
  color: #798ef5;
}
Background
.bg-798ef5 {
  background-color: #798ef5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-798ef5 {
  border: 2px solid #798ef5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #798ef5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 142 245;
  --color-primary-hsl: 230 86% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-798ef5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #798ef5, #a279f5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-798ef5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 142 245 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.60 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.81 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.07 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.07 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 10.72 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.91 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 11.09 #86710a Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#798ef5  rgb(121, 142, 245)  hsl(230, 86%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#f5e079  rgb(245, 224, 121)  hsl(50, 86%, 72%)  Jasmine
#f5798e  rgb(245, 121, 142)  hsl(350, 86%, 72%)  Salmon Pink
#8ef579  rgb(142, 245, 121)  hsl(110, 86%, 72%)  Mint Green