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#799FFE

#799ffe ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#799ffe is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 47.45% red, 62.35% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.36% cyan, 37.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 222.86°, with 98.52% saturation and 73.53% 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 8.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.26.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.3602

Complementary

  1. #799ffe
  2. #fed879

Split complementary

  1. #799ffe
  2. #fe9679
  3. #e1fe79

Analogous

  1. #79e1fe
  2. #799ffe
  3. #9679fe

Triadic

  1. #799ffe
  2. #fe799f
  3. #9ffe79

Tetradic

  1. #799ffe
  2. #d879fe
  3. #fed879
  4. #9ffe79

Square

  1. #799ffe
  2. #fe79e1
  3. #fed879
  4. #79fe96

Monochromatic

  1. #0240dc
  2. #2d69fd
  3. #799ffe
  4. #c5d5ff
  5. #ebf0ff

Shades

#799ffe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #799ffe
  2. #6d8fe5
  3. #617fcb
  4. #556fb2
  5. #495f98
  6. #3d507f
  7. #304066
  8. #24304c
  9. #182033
  10. #0c1019
  11. #000000

Tints

#799ffe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #799ffe
  2. #86a9fe
  3. #94b2fe
  4. #a1bcfe
  5. #afc5fe
  6. #bccfff
  7. #c9d9ff
  8. #d7e2ff
  9. #e4ecff
  10. #f2f5ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#799ffe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #799ffe
  2. #7a9cf1
  3. #7a99e5
  4. #7b96d8
  5. #7c93cc
  6. #7d90bf
  7. #7d8cb2
  8. #7e89a6
  9. #7f8699
  10. #7f838d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93a1cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #79a8ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #699cfc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #36b4c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #79a5ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #709dfd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #58acdd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-799ffe {
  color: #799ffe;
}
Background
.bg-799ffe {
  background-color: #799ffe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-799ffe {
  border: 2px solid #799ffe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #799ffe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 121 159 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 99% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-799ffe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #799ffe, #9679fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-799ffe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(121 159 254 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.26 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 6.05 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 6.96 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 9.10 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 9.79 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 10.22 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 11.89 #866001 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#799ffe  rgb(121, 159, 254)  hsl(223, 99%, 74%)  Cornflower Blue
#fed879  rgb(254, 216, 121)  hsl(43, 99%, 74%)  Jasmine
#fe799f  rgb(254, 121, 159)  hsl(343, 99%, 74%)  Flamingo Pink
#9ffe79  rgb(159, 254, 121)  hsl(103, 99%, 74%)  Mint Green