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#799AE2

#799ae2 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#799ae2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 60.39% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 46.46% cyan, 31.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 221.14°, with 64.42% saturation and 68.04% 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 7.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.55.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3267

Complementary

  1. #799ae2
  2. #e2c179

Split complementary

  1. #799ae2
  2. #e28c79
  3. #cfe279

Analogous

  1. #79cfe2
  2. #799ae2
  3. #8c79e2

Triadic

  1. #799ae2
  2. #e2799a
  3. #9ae279

Tetradic

  1. #799ae2
  2. #c179e2
  3. #e2c179
  4. #9ae279

Square

  1. #799ae2
  2. #e279cf
  3. #e2c179
  4. #79e28c

Monochromatic

  1. #234a9f
  2. #3a6bd4
  3. #799ae2
  4. #b8c9f0
  5. #eef2fb

Shades

#799ae2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #799ae2
  2. #6d8bcb
  3. #617bb5
  4. #556c9e
  5. #495c88
  6. #3d4d71
  7. #303e5a
  8. #242e44
  9. #181f2d
  10. #0c0f17
  11. #000000

Tints

#799ae2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #799ae2
  2. #86a4e5
  3. #94aee8
  4. #a1b8eb
  5. #afc2ee
  6. #bccdf1
  7. #c9d7f3
  8. #d7e1f6
  9. #e4ebf9
  10. #f2f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#799ae2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #799ae2
  2. #7a97d8
  3. #7a95ce
  4. #7b92c5
  5. #7c90bb
  6. #7d8db1
  7. #7d8aa7
  8. #7e889d
  9. #7f8594
  10. #7f838a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8e9abc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7fa0e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7496e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #50a9b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7d9ee4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7698e1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #63a3c8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-799ae2 {
  color: #799ae2;
}
Background
.bg-799ae2 {
  background-color: #799ae2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-799ae2 {
  border: 2px solid #799ae2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #799ae2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 154 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 64% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-799ae2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #799ae2, #8c79e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-799ae2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 154 226 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.55 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.93 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.84 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.92 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.21 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.27 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 9.27 #86651d Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#799ae2  rgb(121, 154, 226)  hsl(221, 64%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#e2c179  rgb(226, 193, 121)  hsl(41, 64%, 68%)  Burly Wood
#e2799a  rgb(226, 121, 154)  hsl(341, 64%, 68%)  Pale Violet Red
#9ae279  rgb(154, 226, 121)  hsl(101, 64%, 68%)  Pastel Green