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#668ADD

#668add ≈ United Nations Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#668add is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 54.12% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.85% cyan, 37.56% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 221.85°, with 63.64% saturation and 63.33% 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 6.24:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2622

Complementary

  1. #668add
  2. #ddb966

Split complementary

  1. #668add
  2. #dd7d66
  3. #c5dd66

Analogous

  1. #66c5dd
  2. #668add
  3. #7d66dd

Triadic

  1. #668add
  2. #dd668a
  3. #8add66

Tetradic

  1. #668add
  2. #b966dd
  3. #ddb966
  4. #8add66

Square

  1. #668add
  2. #dd66c5
  3. #ddb966
  4. #66dd7d

Monochromatic

  1. #1f408b
  2. #2d5cca
  3. #668add
  4. #a5baeb
  5. #e3eaf9

Shades

#668add mixed progressively with black.

  1. #668add
  2. #5c7cc7
  3. #526eb1
  4. #47619b
  5. #3d5385
  6. #33456f
  7. #293758
  8. #1f2942
  9. #141c2c
  10. #0a0e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#668add mixed progressively with white.

  1. #668add
  2. #7596e0
  3. #85a1e4
  4. #94ade7
  5. #a3b9eb
  6. #b3c5ee
  7. #c2d0f1
  8. #d1dcf5
  9. #e0e8f8
  10. #f0f3fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#668add mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #668add
  2. #6989d4
  3. #6b88ca
  4. #6e87c1
  5. #7086b8
  6. #7385af
  7. #7684a5
  8. #78839c
  9. #7b8293
  10. #7d8189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f8bb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6892e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5a87db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #249ca9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #678fdf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5f88dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4895c0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-668add {
  color: #668add;
}
Background
.bg-668add {
  background-color: #668add;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-668add {
  border: 2px solid #668add;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #668add;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 138 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 64% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-668add {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #668add, #7d66dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-668add {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 138 221 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.99 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.12 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.24 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.12 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.72 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.80 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.46 #997522 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#668add  rgb(102, 138, 221)  hsl(222, 64%, 63%)  United Nations Blue
#ddb966  rgb(221, 185, 102)  hsl(42, 64%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#dd668a  rgb(221, 102, 138)  hsl(342, 64%, 63%)  Blush
#8add66  rgb(138, 221, 102)  hsl(102, 64%, 63%)  Pastel Green