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#7A97FF

#7a97ff ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#7a97ff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.84% red, 59.22% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.16% cyan, 40.78% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 226.92°, with 100% saturation and 73.92% 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 7.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.57.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.3349

Complementary

  1. #7a97ff
  2. #ffe27a

Split complementary

  1. #7a97ff
  2. #ffa07a
  3. #d9ff7a

Analogous

  1. #7ad9ff
  2. #7a97ff
  3. #a07aff

Triadic

  1. #7a97ff
  2. #ff7a97
  3. #97ff7a

Tetradic

  1. #7a97ff
  2. #e27aff
  3. #ffe27a
  4. #97ff7a

Square

  1. #7a97ff
  2. #ff7ad9
  3. #ffe27a
  4. #7affa0

Monochromatic

  1. #0031e0
  2. #2d5bff
  3. #7a97ff
  4. #c6d3ff
  5. #ebefff

Shades

#7a97ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7a97ff
  2. #6e88e6
  3. #6279cc
  4. #556ab3
  5. #495b99
  6. #3d4c80
  7. #313c66
  8. #252d4d
  9. #181e33
  10. #0c0f1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#7a97ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7a97ff
  2. #87a1ff
  3. #95acff
  4. #a2b6ff
  5. #afc1ff
  6. #bdcbff
  7. #cad5ff
  8. #d7e0ff
  9. #e4eaff
  10. #f2f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7a97ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7a97ff
  2. #7b95f2
  3. #7b92e6
  4. #7c90d9
  5. #7c8ecc
  6. #7d8cc0
  7. #7e89b3
  8. #7e87a6
  9. #7f8599
  10. #7f828d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #909acc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6ca3ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5d97fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3aadbf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #729eff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6a97fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5aa5db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7a97ff {
  color: #7a97ff;
}
Background
.bg-7a97ff {
  background-color: #7a97ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7a97ff {
  border: 2px solid #7a97ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7a97ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 122 151 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 227 100% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7a97ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7a97ff, #a07aff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7a97ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(122 151 255 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.57 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.28 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.44 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.84 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.60 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.81 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 11.16 #856800 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#7a97ff  rgb(122, 151, 255)  hsl(227, 100%, 74%)  Cornflower Blue
#ffe27a  rgb(255, 226, 122)  hsl(47, 100%, 74%)  Jasmine
#ff7a97  rgb(255, 122, 151)  hsl(347, 100%, 74%)  Salmon Pink
#97ff7a  rgb(151, 255, 122)  hsl(107, 100%, 74%)  Mint Green