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#668DCC

#668dcc ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#668dcc is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 55.29% green and 80% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50% cyan, 30.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black. Its hue angle is 217.06°, with 50% saturation and 60% 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 6.25:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 3.52.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2623

Complementary

  1. #668dcc
  2. #cca566

Split complementary

  1. #668dcc
  2. #cc7266
  3. #c0cc66

Analogous

  1. #66c0cc
  2. #668dcc
  3. #7266cc

Triadic

  1. #668dcc
  2. #cc668d
  3. #8dcc66

Tetradic

  1. #668dcc
  2. #a566cc
  3. #cca566
  4. #8dcc66

Square

  1. #668dcc
  2. #cc66c0
  3. #cca566
  4. #66cc72

Monochromatic

  1. #264373
  2. #3965ac
  3. #668dcc
  4. #9fb8df
  5. #d9e2f2

Shades

#668dcc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #668dcc
  2. #5c7fb8
  3. #5271a3
  4. #47638f
  5. #3d557a
  6. #334766
  7. #293852
  8. #1f2a3d
  9. #141c29
  10. #0a0e14
  11. #000000

Tints

#668dcc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #668dcc
  2. #7598d1
  3. #85a4d6
  4. #94afdb
  5. #a3bbe0
  6. #b3c6e6
  7. #c2d1eb
  8. #d1ddf0
  9. #e0e8f5
  10. #f0f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#668dcc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #668dcc
  2. #698cc4
  3. #6b8abd
  4. #6e89b5
  5. #7088ae
  6. #7387a6
  7. #76859e
  8. #788497
  9. #7b838f
  10. #7d8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f8ca9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7591cf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6988cb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #379ba3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f90ce ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #688acb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e95b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-668dcc {
  color: #668dcc;
}
Background
.bg-668dcc {
  background-color: #668dcc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-668dcc {
  border: 2px solid #668dcc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #668dcc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 141 204;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 50% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-668dcc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #668dcc, #7266cc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-668dcc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 141 204 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.52 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.22 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.41 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.16 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.09 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.16 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.25 #997233 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#668dcc  rgb(102, 141, 204)  hsl(217, 50%, 60%)  United Nations Blue
#cca566  rgb(204, 165, 102)  hsl(37, 50%, 60%)  Camel
#cc668d  rgb(204, 102, 141)  hsl(337, 50%, 60%)  Pale Violet Red
#8dcc66  rgb(141, 204, 102)  hsl(97, 50%, 60%)  Pistachio