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#668CFF

#668cff ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#668cff 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 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 60% cyan, 45.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 225.1°, 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 6.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.98.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.288

Complementary

  1. #668cff
  2. #ffd966

Split complementary

  1. #668cff
  2. #ff8d66
  3. #d8ff66

Analogous

  1. #66d8ff
  2. #668cff
  3. #8d66ff

Triadic

  1. #668cff
  2. #ff668c
  3. #8cff66

Tetradic

  1. #668cff
  2. #d966ff
  3. #ffd966
  4. #8cff66

Square

  1. #668cff
  2. #ff66d8
  3. #ffd966
  4. #66ff8d

Monochromatic

  1. #0033cc
  2. #1a52ff
  3. #668cff
  4. #b3c5ff
  5. #ebf0ff

Shades

#668cff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #668cff
  2. #5c7ee6
  3. #5270cc
  4. #4762b3
  5. #3d5499
  6. #334680
  7. #293866
  8. #1f2a4d
  9. #141c33
  10. #0a0e1a
  11. #000000

Tints

#668cff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #668cff
  2. #7598ff
  3. #85a3ff
  4. #94afff
  5. #a3baff
  6. #b3c6ff
  7. #c2d1ff
  8. #d1ddff
  9. #e0e8ff
  10. #f0f4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#668cff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #668cff
  2. #698bf2
  3. #6b8ae6
  4. #6e88d9
  5. #7087cc
  6. #7386c0
  7. #7685b3
  8. #7884a6
  9. #7b8299
  10. #7d818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8390c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5599ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #3d8cfd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5c94ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #508cfe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #349cd9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-668cff {
  color: #668cff;
}
Background
.bg-668cff {
  background-color: #668cff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-668cff {
  border: 2px solid #668cff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #668cff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 140 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 100% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-668cff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #668cff, #8d66ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-668cff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 140 255 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.98 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.87 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.97 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.39 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.64 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.49 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 10.13 #997300 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#668cff  rgb(102, 140, 255)  hsl(225, 100%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#ffd966  rgb(255, 217, 102)  hsl(45, 100%, 70%)  Mustard
#ff668c  rgb(255, 102, 140)  hsl(345, 100%, 70%)  French Rose
#8cff66  rgb(140, 255, 102)  hsl(105, 100%, 70%)  Lawn Green