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#668FF6

#668ff6 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#668ff6 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 56.08% green and 96.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.54% cyan, 41.87% magenta, 0% yellow and 3.53% black. Its hue angle is 222.92°, with 88.89% saturation and 68.24% 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 6.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 2.57.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2912

Complementary

  1. #668ff6
  2. #f6cd66

Split complementary

  1. #668ff6
  2. #f68566
  3. #d7f666

Analogous

  1. #66d7f6
  2. #668ff6
  3. #8566f6

Triadic

  1. #668ff6
  2. #f6668f
  3. #8ff666

Tetradic

  1. #668ff6
  2. #cd66f6
  3. #f6cd66
  4. #8ff666

Square

  1. #668ff6
  2. #f666d7
  3. #f6cd66
  4. #66f685

Monochromatic

  1. #0b3cb8
  2. #1e5af2
  3. #668ff6
  4. #aec4fa
  5. #ecf1fe

Shades

#668ff6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #668ff6
  2. #5c81dd
  3. #5272c5
  4. #4764ac
  5. #3d5694
  6. #33487b
  7. #293962
  8. #1f2b4a
  9. #141d31
  10. #0a0e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#668ff6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #668ff6
  2. #759af7
  3. #85a5f8
  4. #94b1f9
  5. #a3bcfa
  6. #b3c7fb
  7. #c2d2fb
  8. #d1ddfc
  9. #e0e9fd
  10. #f0f4fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#668ff6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #668ff6
  2. #698eea
  3. #6b8cde
  4. #6e8bd3
  5. #7089c7
  6. #7388bb
  7. #7686af
  8. #7885a3
  9. #7b8398
  10. #7d828c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8391c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #619afa ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d8df4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6396f8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #588ef5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a9dd3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-668ff6 {
  color: #668ff6;
}
Background
.bg-668ff6 {
  background-color: #668ff6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-668ff6 {
  border: 2px solid #668ff6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #668ff6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 143 246;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 89% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-668ff6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #668ff6, #8566f6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-668ff6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 143 246 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 2.57 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.56 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.04 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.44 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.15 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.60 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.97 #997009 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#668ff6  rgb(102, 143, 246)  hsl(223, 89%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#f6cd66  rgb(246, 205, 102)  hsl(43, 89%, 68%)  Naples Yellow
#f6668f  rgb(246, 102, 143)  hsl(343, 89%, 68%)  French Rose
#8ff666  rgb(143, 246, 102)  hsl(103, 89%, 68%)  Inchworm