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#7A97EF

#7a97ef ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7a97ef is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.84% red, 59.22% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.95% cyan, 36.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 225.13°, with 78.52% saturation and 70.78% 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 7.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.325

Complementary

  1. #7a97ef
  2. #efd27a

Split complementary

  1. #7a97ef
  2. #ef977a
  3. #d1ef7a

Analogous

  1. #7ad1ef
  2. #7a97ef
  3. #977aef

Triadic

  1. #7a97ef
  2. #ef7a97
  3. #97ef7a

Tetradic

  1. #7a97ef
  2. #d27aef
  3. #efd27a
  4. #97ef7a

Square

  1. #7a97ef
  2. #ef7ad1
  3. #efd27a
  4. #7aef97

Monochromatic

  1. #163fba
  2. #3662e7
  3. #7a97ef
  4. #beccf7
  5. #edf1fd

Shades

#7a97ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7a97ef
  2. #6e88d7
  3. #6279bf
  4. #556aa7
  5. #495b8f
  6. #3d4c78
  7. #313c60
  8. #252d48
  9. #181e30
  10. #0c0f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#7a97ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7a97ef
  2. #87a1f1
  3. #95acf2
  4. #a2b6f4
  5. #afc1f5
  6. #bdcbf7
  7. #cad5f9
  8. #d7e0fa
  9. #e4eafc
  10. #f2f5fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7a97ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7a97ef
  2. #7b95e4
  3. #7b92d9
  4. #7c90ce
  5. #7c8ec3
  6. #7d8cb8
  7. #7e89ac
  8. #7e87a1
  9. #7f8596
  10. #7f828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f99c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #75a0f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6996ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #49aab8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #779cf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7096ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #60a3d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7a97ef {
  color: #7a97ef;
}
Background
.bg-7a97ef {
  background-color: #7a97ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7a97ef {
  border: 2px solid #7a97ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7a97ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 122 151 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 79% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7a97ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a97ef, #977aef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7a97ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(122 151 239 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.96 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.55 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.02 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.54 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 9.61 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.00 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.60 #856810 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#7a97ef  rgb(122, 151, 239)  hsl(225, 79%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#efd27a  rgb(239, 210, 122)  hsl(45, 79%, 71%)  Jasmine
#ef7a97  rgb(239, 122, 151)  hsl(345, 79%, 71%)  Pale Violet Red
#97ef7a  rgb(151, 239, 122)  hsl(105, 79%, 71%)  Light Green