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#879BF2

#879bf2 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#879bf2 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 52.94% red, 60.78% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 44.21% cyan, 35.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 228.79°, with 80.45% 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 8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 6.34.

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Relative luminance0.35

Complementary

  1. #879bf2
  2. #f2de87

Split complementary

  1. #879bf2
  2. #f2a987
  3. #d0f287

Analogous

  1. #87d0f2
  2. #879bf2
  3. #a987f2

Triadic

  1. #879bf2
  2. #f2879b
  3. #9bf287

Tetradic

  1. #879bf2
  2. #de87f2
  3. #f2de87
  4. #9bf287

Square

  1. #879bf2
  2. #f287d0
  3. #f2de87
  4. #87f2a9

Monochromatic

  1. #1638ca
  2. #4261eb
  3. #879bf2
  4. #ccd5f9
  5. #edf0fd

Shades

#879bf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #879bf2
  2. #7a8cda
  3. #6c7cc2
  4. #5f6da9
  5. #515d91
  6. #444e79
  7. #363e61
  8. #292f49
  9. #1b1f30
  10. #0e1018
  11. #000000

Tints

#879bf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #879bf2
  2. #93a5f3
  3. #9faff5
  4. #abb9f6
  5. #b7c3f7
  6. #c3cdf9
  7. #cfd7fa
  8. #dbe1fb
  9. #e7ebfc
  10. #f3f5fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#879bf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #879bf2
  2. #8698e7
  3. #8696db
  4. #8593d0
  5. #8490c4
  6. #848eb9
  7. #838bae
  8. #8288a2
  9. #818597
  10. #81838b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a0a0a0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #969ec6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7ca4f6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #729cf0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #61adbb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #80a1f4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7b9bf1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #72a6d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-879bf2 {
  color: #879bf2;
}
Background
.bg-879bf2 {
  background-color: #879bf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-879bf2 {
  border: 2px solid #879bf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #879bf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 135 155 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 229 80% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-879bf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #879bf2, #a987f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-879bf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(135 155 242 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 6.34 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 7.97 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.97 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.19 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.36 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 11.97 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 12.21 #78640d Inverted #a0a0a0 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#879bf2  rgb(135, 155, 242)  hsl(229, 80%, 74%)  Cornflower Blue
#f2de87  rgb(242, 222, 135)  hsl(49, 80%, 74%)  Buff
#f2879b  rgb(242, 135, 155)  hsl(349, 80%, 74%)  Salmon Pink
#9bf287  rgb(155, 242, 135)  hsl(109, 80%, 74%)  Light Green