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#79A2FD

#79a2fd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#79a2fd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 63.53% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.17% cyan, 35.97% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 221.36°, with 97.06% saturation and 73.33% 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 8.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.56.

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Relative luminance0.37

Complementary

  1. #79a2fd
  2. #fdd479

Split complementary

  1. #79a2fd
  2. #fd9279
  3. #e4fd79

Analogous

  1. #79e4fd
  2. #79a2fd
  3. #9279fd

Triadic

  1. #79a2fd
  2. #fd79a2
  3. #a2fd79

Tetradic

  1. #79a2fd
  2. #d479fd
  3. #fdd479
  4. #a2fd79

Square

  1. #79a2fd
  2. #fd79e4
  3. #fdd479
  4. #79fd92

Monochromatic

  1. #0346da
  2. #2e6efc
  3. #79a2fd
  4. #c4d6fe
  5. #ebf1ff

Shades

#79a2fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #79a2fd
  2. #6d92e4
  3. #6182ca
  4. #5571b1
  5. #496198
  6. #3d517f
  7. #304165
  8. #24314c
  9. #182033
  10. #0c1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#79a2fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #79a2fd
  2. #86abfd
  3. #94b5fd
  4. #a1befe
  5. #afc7fe
  6. #bcd1fe
  7. #c9dafe
  8. #d7e3fe
  9. #e4ecff
  10. #f2f6ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#79a2fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #79a2fd
  2. #7a9ff1
  3. #7a9be4
  4. #7b98d8
  5. #7c94cb
  6. #7d91bf
  7. #7d8eb2
  8. #7e8aa6
  9. #7f8799
  10. #7f838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #95a3ce ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7eaaff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e9efb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #36b6c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7ca7ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #73a0fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #58aedd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-79a2fd {
  color: #79a2fd;
}
Background
.bg-79a2fd {
  background-color: #79a2fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-79a2fd {
  border: 2px solid #79a2fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #79a2fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 162 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 221 97% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-79a2fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #79a2fd, #9279fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-79a2fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 162 253 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.56 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.26 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.51 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.05 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.37 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.26 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.52 #865d02 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#79a2fd  rgb(121, 162, 253)  hsl(221, 97%, 73%)  Cornflower Blue
#fdd479  rgb(253, 212, 121)  hsl(41, 97%, 73%)  Jasmine
#fd79a2  rgb(253, 121, 162)  hsl(341, 97%, 73%)  Flamingo Pink
#a2fd79  rgb(162, 253, 121)  hsl(101, 97%, 73%)  Mint Green