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#979CFF

#979cff ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#979cff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 59.22% red, 61.18% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.78% cyan, 38.82% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 237.12°, with 100% saturation and 79.61% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 9.7.

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Relative luminance0.3758

Complementary

  1. #979cff
  2. #fffa97

Split complementary

  1. #979cff
  2. #ffc697
  3. #d0ff97

Analogous

  1. #97d0ff
  2. #979cff
  3. #c697ff

Triadic

  1. #979cff
  2. #ff979c
  3. #9cff97

Tetradic

  1. #979cff
  2. #fa97ff
  3. #fffa97
  4. #9cff97

Square

  1. #979cff
  2. #ff97d0
  3. #fffa97
  4. #97ffc6

Monochromatic

  1. #000cfd
  2. #4b53ff
  3. #979cff
  4. #e4e5ff
  5. #ebecff

Shades

#979cff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #979cff
  2. #888ce6
  3. #797dcc
  4. #6a6db3
  5. #5b5e99
  6. #4c4e80
  7. #3c3e66
  8. #2d2f4d
  9. #1e1f33
  10. #0f101a
  11. #000000

Tints

#979cff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #979cff
  2. #a1a6ff
  3. #acb0ff
  4. #b6baff
  5. #c1c4ff
  6. #cbceff
  7. #d5d7ff
  8. #e0e1ff
  9. #eaebff
  10. #f5f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#979cff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #979cff
  2. #9599f2
  3. #9296e6
  4. #9094d9
  5. #8e91cc
  6. #8c8ec0
  7. #898bb3
  8. #8788a6
  9. #858699
  10. #82838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a5a5a5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0a1cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #79a9ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #73a1fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #77b0c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86a4ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #839ffe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #85a8dd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-979cff {
  color: #979cff;
}
Background
.bg-979cff {
  background-color: #979cff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-979cff {
  border: 2px solid #979cff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #979cff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 151 156 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 237 100% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-979cff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #979cff, #c697ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-979cff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(151 156 255 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 9.70 #a2add0 Wild Blue Yonder ΔE 10.24 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 11.36 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.42 #b0c4de Light Steel Blue ΔE 12.07 #9370db Medium Purple ΔE 13.84 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 13.96 #686300 Inverted #a5a5a5 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#979cff  rgb(151, 156, 255)  hsl(237, 100%, 80%)  Cornflower Blue
#fffa97  rgb(255, 250, 151)  hsl(57, 100%, 80%)  Pastel Yellow
#ff979c  rgb(255, 151, 156)  hsl(357, 100%, 80%)  Salmon Pink
#9cff97  rgb(156, 255, 151)  hsl(117, 100%, 80%)  Mint Green