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#7697C8

#7697c8 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#7697c8 is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 46.27% red, 59.22% green and 78.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 41% cyan, 24.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 21.57% black. Its hue angle is 215.85°, with 42.71% saturation and 62.35% 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 7.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.64.

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Relative luminance0.3015

Complementary

  1. #7697c8
  2. #c8a776

Split complementary

  1. #7697c8
  2. #c87e76
  3. #c0c876

Analogous

  1. #76c0c8
  2. #7697c8
  3. #7e76c8

Triadic

  1. #7697c8
  2. #c87697
  3. #97c876

Tetradic

  1. #7697c8
  2. #a776c8
  3. #c8a776
  4. #97c876

Square

  1. #7697c8
  2. #c876c0
  3. #c8a776
  4. #76c87e

Monochromatic

  1. #2f4c76
  2. #456fac
  3. #7697c8
  4. #adc0de
  5. #e3eaf4

Shades

#7697c8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #7697c8
  2. #6a88b4
  3. #5e79a0
  4. #536a8c
  5. #475b78
  6. #3b4c64
  7. #2f3c50
  8. #232d3c
  9. #181e28
  10. #0c0f14
  11. #000000

Tints

#7697c8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #7697c8
  2. #84a1ce
  3. #91acd3
  4. #9fb6d9
  5. #adc1de
  6. #bbcbe4
  7. #c8d5e9
  8. #d6e0ef
  9. #e4eaf4
  10. #f1f5fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#7697c8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #7697c8
  2. #7795c1
  3. #7892ba
  4. #7990b2
  5. #7a8eab
  6. #7b8ca4
  7. #7c899d
  8. #7d8796
  9. #7e858e
  10. #7f8287
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8a96ac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #859aca ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7c92c7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #59a2a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7f99c9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a94c7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #669db6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-7697c8 {
  color: #7697c8;
}
Background
.bg-7697c8 {
  background-color: #7697c8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-7697c8 {
  border: 2px solid #7697c8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #7697c8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 118 151 200;
  --color-primary-hsl: 216 43% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-7697c8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #7697c8, #7e76c8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-7697c8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(118 151 200 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.64 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.99 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.38 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.24 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.05 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.49 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 8.72 #896837 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#7697c8  rgb(118, 151, 200)  hsl(216, 43%, 62%)  Cornflower Blue
#c8a776  rgb(200, 167, 118)  hsl(36, 43%, 62%)  Camel
#c87697  rgb(200, 118, 151)  hsl(336, 43%, 62%)  Pale Violet Red
#97c876  rgb(151, 200, 118)  hsl(96, 43%, 62%)  Pistachio