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#668AFF

#668aff ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#668aff is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 54.12% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60% cyan, 45.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 225.88°, with 100% saturation and 70% 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 6.64:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.56.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2822

Complementary

  1. #668aff
  2. #ffdb66

Split complementary

  1. #668aff
  2. #ff8e66
  3. #d7ff66

Analogous

  1. #66d7ff
  2. #668aff
  3. #8e66ff

Triadic

  1. #668aff
  2. #ff668a
  3. #8aff66

Tetradic

  1. #668aff
  2. #db66ff
  3. #ffdb66
  4. #8aff66

Square

  1. #668aff
  2. #ff66d7
  3. #ffdb66
  4. #66ff8e

Monochromatic

  1. #0030cc
  2. #1a50ff
  3. #668aff
  4. #b3c5ff
  5. #ebefff

Shades

#668aff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #668aff
  2. #5c7ce6
  3. #526ecc
  4. #4761b3
  5. #3d5399
  6. #334580
  7. #293766
  8. #1f294d
  9. #141c33
  10. #0a0e1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#668aff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #668aff
  2. #7596ff
  3. #85a1ff
  4. #94adff
  5. #a3b9ff
  6. #b3c5ff
  7. #c2d0ff
  8. #d1dcff
  9. #e0e8ff
  10. #f0f3ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#668aff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #668aff
  2. #6989f2
  3. #6b88e6
  4. #6e87d9
  5. #7086cc
  6. #7385c0
  7. #7684b3
  8. #7883a6
  9. #7b8299
  10. #7d818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #828ec7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5198ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #388afd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a93ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e8afe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #349bd8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-668aff {
  color: #668aff;
}
Background
.bg-668aff {
  background-color: #668aff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-668aff {
  border: 2px solid #668aff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #668aff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 138 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 100% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-668aff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #668aff, #8e66ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-668aff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 138 255 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.56 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.32 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.37 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.49 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.69 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.73 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.97 #997500 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#668aff  rgb(102, 138, 255)  hsl(226, 100%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#ffdb66  rgb(255, 219, 102)  hsl(46, 100%, 70%)  Naples Yellow
#ff668a  rgb(255, 102, 138)  hsl(346, 100%, 70%)  French Rose
#8aff66  rgb(138, 255, 102)  hsl(106, 100%, 70%)  Lawn Green