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#668DED

#668ded ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#668ded is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 55.29% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.96% cyan, 40.51% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 222.67°, 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 6.6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 2.92.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2799

Complementary

  1. #668ded
  2. #edc666

Split complementary

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

Analogous

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

Triadic

  1. #668ded
  2. #ed668d
  3. #8ded66

Tetradic

  1. #668ded
  2. #c666ed
  3. #edc666
  4. #8ded66

Square

  1. #668ded
  2. #ed66d0
  3. #edc666
  4. #66ed83

Monochromatic

  1. #143ea6
  2. #225ae5
  3. #668ded
  4. #aac0f5
  5. #edf1fd

Shades

#668ded mixed progressively with black.

  1. #668ded
  2. #5c7fd5
  3. #5271be
  4. #4763a6
  5. #3d558e
  6. #334777
  7. #29385f
  8. #1f2a47
  9. #141c2f
  10. #0a0e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#668ded mixed progressively with white.

  1. #668ded
  2. #7598ef
  3. #85a4f1
  4. #94aff2
  5. #a3bbf4
  6. #b3c6f6
  7. #c2d1f8
  8. #d1ddfa
  9. #e0e8fb
  10. #f0f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#668ded mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #668ded
  2. #698ce2
  3. #6b8ad7
  4. #6e89cc
  5. #7088c1
  6. #7387b7
  7. #7685ac
  8. #7884a1
  9. #7b8396
  10. #7d818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #818fbd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6497f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #528beb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a2b1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6593ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5b8cec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f9acc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-668ded {
  color: #668ded;
}
Background
.bg-668ded {
  background-color: #668ded;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-668ded {
  border: 2px solid #668ded;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #668ded;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 141 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 79% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-668ded {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #668ded, #8366ed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-668ded {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 141 237 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 2.92 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.46 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.09 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.17 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.21 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.95 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.12 #997212 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#668ded  rgb(102, 141, 237)  hsl(223, 79%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#edc666  rgb(237, 198, 102)  hsl(43, 79%, 66%)  Meat Brown
#ed668d  rgb(237, 102, 141)  hsl(343, 79%, 66%)  Blush
#8ded66  rgb(141, 237, 102)  hsl(103, 79%, 66%)  Inchworm