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#799BFE

#799bfe ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#799bfe is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 60.78% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.36% cyan, 38.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 224.66°, with 98.52% saturation and 73.53% 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 7.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.11.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.3466

Complementary

  1. #799bfe
  2. #fedc79

Split complementary

  1. #799bfe
  2. #fe9979
  3. #defe79

Analogous

  1. #79defe
  2. #799bfe
  3. #9979fe

Triadic

  1. #799bfe
  2. #fe799b
  3. #9bfe79

Tetradic

  1. #799bfe
  2. #dc79fe
  3. #fedc79
  4. #9bfe79

Square

  1. #799bfe
  2. #fe79de
  3. #fedc79
  4. #79fe99

Monochromatic

  1. #023adc
  2. #2d62fd
  3. #799bfe
  4. #c5d4ff
  5. #ebf0ff

Shades

#799bfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #799bfe
  2. #6d8ce5
  3. #617ccb
  4. #556db2
  5. #495d98
  6. #3d4e7f
  7. #303e66
  8. #242f4c
  9. #181f33
  10. #0c1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#799bfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #799bfe
  2. #86a5fe
  3. #94affe
  4. #a1b9fe
  5. #afc3fe
  6. #bccdff
  7. #c9d7ff
  8. #d7e1ff
  9. #e4ebff
  10. #f2f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#799bfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #799bfe
  2. #7a98f1
  3. #7a96e5
  4. #7b93d8
  5. #7c90cc
  6. #7d8ebf
  7. #7d8bb2
  8. #7e88a6
  9. #7f8599
  10. #7f838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9f9f9f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #919dcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #73a5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #649afc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #37b0c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #75a1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6d9afd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #59a8dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-799bfe {
  color: #799bfe;
}
Background
.bg-799bfe {
  background-color: #799bfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-799bfe {
  border: 2px solid #799bfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #799bfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 155 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 99% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-799bfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #799bfe, #9979fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-799bfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 155 254 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.11 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.93 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.59 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.29 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.23 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.35 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.23 #866401 Inverted #9f9f9f Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#799bfe  rgb(121, 155, 254)  hsl(225, 99%, 74%)  Cornflower Blue
#fedc79  rgb(254, 220, 121)  hsl(45, 99%, 74%)  Jasmine
#fe799b  rgb(254, 121, 155)  hsl(345, 99%, 74%)  Flamingo Pink
#9bfe79  rgb(155, 254, 121)  hsl(105, 99%, 74%)  Mint Green