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#668CED

#668ced ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#668ced is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 54.9% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.96% cyan, 40.93% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 223.11°, with 78.95% saturation and 66.47% 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.25.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.277

Complementary

  1. #668ced
  2. #edc766

Split complementary

  1. #668ced
  2. #ed8366
  3. #d0ed66

Analogous

  1. #66d0ed
  2. #668ced
  3. #8366ed

Triadic

  1. #668ced
  2. #ed668c
  3. #8ced66

Tetradic

  1. #668ced
  2. #c766ed
  3. #edc766
  4. #8ced66

Square

  1. #668ced
  2. #ed66d0
  3. #edc766
  4. #66ed83

Monochromatic

  1. #143da6
  2. #2259e5
  3. #668ced
  4. #aabff5
  5. #edf1fd

Shades

#668ced mixed progressively with black.

  1. #668ced
  2. #5c7ed5
  3. #5270be
  4. #4762a6
  5. #3d548e
  6. #334677
  7. #29385f
  8. #1f2a47
  9. #141c2f
  10. #0a0e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#668ced mixed progressively with white.

  1. #668ced
  2. #7598ef
  3. #85a3f1
  4. #94aff2
  5. #a3baf4
  6. #b3c6f6
  7. #c2d1f8
  8. #d1ddfa
  9. #e0e8fb
  10. #f0f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#668ced mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #668ced
  2. #698be2
  3. #6b8ad7
  4. #6e88cc
  5. #7087c1
  6. #7386b7
  7. #7685ac
  8. #7884a1
  9. #7b8296
  10. #7d818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #818ebc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6296f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #518aeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6492ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a8bec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f99cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-668ced {
  color: #668ced;
}
Background
.bg-668ced {
  background-color: #668ced;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-668ced {
  border: 2px solid #668ced;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #668ced;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 140 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 79% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-668ced {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #668ced, #8366ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-668ced {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 140 237 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.25 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.74 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 6.97 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.37 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.39 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.04 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.22 #997312 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#668ced  rgb(102, 140, 237)  hsl(223, 79%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#edc766  rgb(237, 199, 102)  hsl(43, 79%, 66%)  Meat Brown
#ed668c  rgb(237, 102, 140)  hsl(343, 79%, 66%)  Blush
#8ced66  rgb(140, 237, 102)  hsl(103, 79%, 66%)  Inchworm