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#7C98CC

#7c98cc ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7c98cc is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 48.63% red, 59.61% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 39.22% cyan, 25.49% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 219°, with 43.96% saturation and 64.31% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 5.43.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.311

Complementary

  1. #7c98cc
  2. #ccb07c

Split complementary

  1. #7c98cc
  2. #cc887c
  3. #c0cc7c

Analogous

  1. #7cc0cc
  2. #7c98cc
  3. #887ccc

Triadic

  1. #7c98cc
  2. #cc7c98
  3. #98cc7c

Tetradic

  1. #7c98cc
  2. #b07ccc
  3. #ccb07c
  4. #98cc7c

Square

  1. #7c98cc
  2. #cc7cc0
  3. #ccb07c
  4. #7ccc88

Monochromatic

  1. #314c7e
  2. #466db5
  3. #7c98cc
  4. #b3c3e1
  5. #eaeff7

Shades

#7c98cc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7c98cc
  2. #7089b8
  3. #637aa3
  4. #576a8f
  5. #4a5b7a
  6. #3e4c66
  7. #323d52
  8. #252e3d
  9. #191e29
  10. #0c0f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#7c98cc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7c98cc
  2. #89a2d1
  3. #96add6
  4. #a3b7db
  5. #b0c1e0
  6. #becce6
  7. #cbd6eb
  8. #d8e0f0
  9. #e5eaf5
  10. #f2f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7c98cc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7c98cc
  2. #7c96c4
  3. #7d93bd
  4. #7d91b5
  5. #7e8eae
  6. #7e8ca6
  7. #7e8a9e
  8. #7f8797
  9. #7f858f
  10. #808288
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8d98af ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #869bce ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d94cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #62a3aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #829acd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d96cb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #6d9fb9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7c98cc {
  color: #7c98cc;
}
Background
.bg-7c98cc {
  background-color: #7c98cc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7c98cc {
  border: 2px solid #7c98cc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7c98cc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 124 152 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 44% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7c98cc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7c98cc, #887ccc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7c98cc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(124 152 204 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 5.43 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.11 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 7.31 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.00 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 9.23 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.28 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.47 #836733 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#7c98cc  rgb(124, 152, 204)  hsl(219, 44%, 64%)  Cornflower Blue
#ccb07c  rgb(204, 176, 124)  hsl(39, 44%, 64%)  Tan
#cc7c98  rgb(204, 124, 152)  hsl(339, 44%, 64%)  Puce
#98cc7c  rgb(152, 204, 124)  hsl(99, 44%, 64%)  Pistachio