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#659DFD

#659dfd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#659dfd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 39.61% red, 61.57% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60.08% cyan, 37.94% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 217.89°, with 97.44% saturation and 69.41% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 2.82.

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Relative luminance0.3397

Complementary

  1. #659dfd
  2. #fdc565

Split complementary

  1. #659dfd
  2. #fd7965
  3. #e9fd65

Analogous

  1. #65e9fd
  2. #659dfd
  3. #7965fd

Triadic

  1. #659dfd
  2. #fd659d
  3. #9dfd65

Tetradic

  1. #659dfd
  2. #c565fd
  3. #fdc565
  4. #9dfd65

Square

  1. #659dfd
  2. #fd65e9
  3. #fdc565
  4. #65fd79

Monochromatic

  1. #034bc6
  2. #196dfc
  3. #659dfd
  4. #b1cdfe
  5. #ebf2ff

Shades

#659dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #659dfd
  2. #5b8de4
  3. #517eca
  4. #476eb1
  5. #3d5e98
  6. #334f7f
  7. #283f65
  8. #1e2f4c
  9. #141f33
  10. #0a1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#659dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #659dfd
  2. #74a7fd
  3. #84b1fd
  4. #93bafe
  5. #a3c4fe
  6. #b2cefe
  7. #c1d8fe
  8. #d1e2fe
  9. #e0ebff
  10. #f0f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#659dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #659dfd
  2. #689af1
  3. #6a97e4
  4. #6d94d8
  5. #7091cb
  6. #738fbf
  7. #758cb2
  8. #7889a6
  9. #7b8699
  10. #7d838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9e9e9e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a9dcb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #74a5ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5f97fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b3c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6ea2ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6199fc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #30aadc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-659dfd {
  color: #659dfd;
}
Background
.bg-659dfd {
  background-color: #659dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-659dfd {
  border: 2px solid #659dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #659dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 101 157 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 218 97% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-659dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #659dfd, #7965fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-659dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(101 157 253 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 2.82 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.08 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 5.95 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.10 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.52 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.65 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.19 #9a6202 Inverted #9e9e9e Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#659dfd  rgb(101, 157, 253)  hsl(218, 97%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#fdc565  rgb(253, 197, 101)  hsl(38, 97%, 69%)  Topaz
#fd659d  rgb(253, 101, 157)  hsl(338, 97%, 69%)  Brilliant Rose
#9dfd65  rgb(157, 253, 101)  hsl(98, 97%, 69%)  Lawn Green