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#8795EF

#8795ef ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#8795ef is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 58.43% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 43.51% cyan, 37.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 231.92°, with 76.47% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 7.04.

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Relative luminance0.3288

Complementary

  1. #8795ef
  2. #efe187

Split complementary

  1. #8795ef
  2. #efad87
  3. #c9ef87

Analogous

  1. #87c9ef
  2. #8795ef
  3. #ad87ef

Triadic

  1. #8795ef
  2. #ef8795
  3. #95ef87

Tetradic

  1. #8795ef
  2. #e187ef
  3. #efe187
  4. #95ef87

Square

  1. #8795ef
  2. #ef87c9
  3. #efe187
  4. #87efad

Monochromatic

  1. #1a31c3
  2. #4359e6
  3. #8795ef
  4. #cad1f8
  5. #edeffd

Shades

#8795ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #8795ef
  2. #7a86d7
  3. #6c77bf
  4. #5f68a7
  5. #51598f
  6. #444b78
  7. #363c60
  8. #292d48
  9. #1b1e30
  10. #0e0f18
  11. #000000

Tints

#8795ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #8795ef
  2. #93a0f1
  3. #9faaf2
  4. #abb5f4
  5. #b7bff5
  6. #c3caf7
  7. #cfd5f9
  8. #dbdffa
  9. #e7eafc
  10. #f3f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#8795ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #8795ef
  2. #8693e4
  3. #8691d9
  4. #858fce
  5. #848dc3
  6. #848bb8
  7. #8388ac
  8. #8286a1
  9. #818496
  10. #81828b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9499c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #75a0f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c97ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #64a7b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7c9bf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7896ee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #73a0d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-8795ef {
  color: #8795ef;
}
Background
.bg-8795ef {
  background-color: #8795ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-8795ef {
  border: 2px solid #8795ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #8795ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 149 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 232 76% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-8795ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #8795ef, #ad87ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-8795ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 149 239 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 7.04 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 8.48 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.14 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 10.60 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.81 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 12.54 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 12.60 #786a10 Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#8795ef  rgb(135, 149, 239)  hsl(232, 76%, 73%)  Cornflower Blue
#efe187  rgb(239, 225, 135)  hsl(52, 76%, 73%)  Khaki
#ef8795  rgb(239, 135, 149)  hsl(352, 76%, 73%)  Salmon Pink
#95ef87  rgb(149, 239, 135)  hsl(112, 76%, 73%)  Light Green