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#608AEB

#608aeb ≈ United Nations Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#608aeb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 37.65% red, 54.12% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.15% cyan, 41.28% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 221.87°, with 77.65% saturation and 64.9% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.33:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 3.48.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2666

Complementary

  1. #608aeb
  2. #ebc160

Split complementary

  1. #608aeb
  2. #eb7b60
  3. #cfeb60

Analogous

  1. #60cfeb
  2. #608aeb
  3. #7b60eb

Triadic

  1. #608aeb
  2. #eb608a
  3. #8aeb60

Tetradic

  1. #608aeb
  2. #c160eb
  3. #ebc160
  4. #8aeb60

Square

  1. #608aeb
  2. #eb60cf
  3. #ebc160
  4. #60eb7b

Monochromatic

  1. #143e9e
  2. #1c58e2
  3. #608aeb
  4. #a4bcf4
  5. #e8eefc

Shades

#608aeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #608aeb
  2. #567cd4
  3. #4d6ebc
  4. #4361a5
  5. #3a538d
  6. #304576
  7. #26375e
  8. #1d2947
  9. #131c2f
  10. #0a0e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#608aeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #608aeb
  2. #7096ed
  3. #80a1ef
  4. #90adf1
  5. #a0b9f3
  6. #b0c5f5
  7. #bfd0f7
  8. #cfdcf9
  9. #dfe8fb
  10. #eff3fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#608aeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #608aeb
  2. #6389e0
  3. #6688d6
  4. #6a87cb
  5. #6d86c0
  6. #7085b6
  7. #7384ab
  8. #7683a0
  9. #7a8295
  10. #7d818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7d8cba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f94ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4c87e9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a0af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6090ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5588ea ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3497ca ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-608aeb {
  color: #608aeb;
}
Background
.bg-608aeb {
  background-color: #608aeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-608aeb {
  border: 2px solid #608aeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #608aeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 96 138 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 78% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-608aeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #608aeb, #7b60eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-608aeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(96 138 235 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.48 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.51 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.39 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.59 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 6.81 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.08 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.76 #9f7514 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#608aeb  rgb(96, 138, 235)  hsl(222, 78%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#ebc160  rgb(235, 193, 96)  hsl(42, 78%, 65%)  Meat Brown
#eb608a  rgb(235, 96, 138)  hsl(342, 78%, 65%)  Blush
#8aeb60  rgb(138, 235, 96)  hsl(102, 78%, 65%)  Inchworm