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#668CD3

#668cd3 ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#668cd3 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 54.9% green and 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.66% cyan, 33.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 219.08°, with 55.33% saturation and 61.37% 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 6.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 3.51.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2628

Complementary

  1. #668cd3
  2. #d3ad66

Split complementary

  1. #668cd3
  2. #d37666
  3. #c3d366

Analogous

  1. #66c3d3
  2. #668cd3
  3. #7666d3

Triadic

  1. #668cd3
  2. #d3668c
  3. #8cd366

Tetradic

  1. #668cd3
  2. #ad66d3
  3. #d3ad66
  4. #8cd366

Square

  1. #668cd3
  2. #d366c3
  3. #d3ad66
  4. #66d376

Monochromatic

  1. #24437c
  2. #3562b8
  3. #668cd3
  4. #a1b9e4
  5. #dde5f5

Shades

#668cd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #668cd3
  2. #5c7ebe
  3. #5270a9
  4. #476294
  5. #3d547f
  6. #33466a
  7. #293854
  8. #1f2a3f
  9. #141c2a
  10. #0a0e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#668cd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #668cd3
  2. #7598d7
  3. #85a3dc
  4. #94afe0
  5. #a3bae5
  6. #b3c6e9
  7. #c2d1ed
  8. #d1ddf2
  9. #e0e8f6
  10. #f0f4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#668cd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #668cd3
  2. #698bcb
  3. #6b8ac2
  4. #6e88ba
  5. #7087b2
  6. #7386aa
  7. #7685a1
  8. #788499
  9. #7b8291
  10. #7d8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f8cad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7092d6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6388d1 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #319ba6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6c8fd5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6489d2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b96ba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-668cd3 {
  color: #668cd3;
}
Background
.bg-668cd3 {
  background-color: #668cd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-668cd3 {
  border: 2px solid #668cd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #668cd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 140 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 219 55% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-668cd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #668cd3, #7666d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-668cd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 140 211 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.51 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.99 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.69 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.47 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.26 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.38 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.76 #99732c Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#668cd3  rgb(102, 140, 211)  hsl(219, 55%, 61%)  United Nations Blue
#d3ad66  rgb(211, 173, 102)  hsl(39, 55%, 61%)  Indian Yellow
#d3668c  rgb(211, 102, 140)  hsl(339, 55%, 61%)  Pale Violet Red
#8cd366  rgb(140, 211, 102)  hsl(99, 55%, 61%)  Pastel Green