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#6698A2

#6698a2 ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#6698a2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 59.61% green and 63.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 37.04% cyan, 6.17% magenta, 0% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 190°, with 24.39% saturation and 51.76% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 5.06.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.2789

Complementary

  1. #6698a2
  2. #a27066

Split complementary

  1. #6698a2
  2. #a2667a
  3. #a28e66

Analogous

  1. #66a28e
  2. #6698a2
  3. #667aa2

Triadic

  1. #6698a2
  2. #a26698
  3. #98a266

Tetradic

  1. #6698a2
  2. #7066a2
  3. #a27066
  4. #98a266

Square

  1. #6698a2
  2. #8e66a2
  3. #a27066
  4. #7aa266

Monochromatic

  1. #2a4145
  2. #476d75
  3. #6698a2
  4. #96b8bf
  5. #c5d8dc

Shades

#6698a2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #6698a2
  2. #5c8992
  3. #527a82
  4. #476a71
  5. #3d5b61
  6. #334c51
  7. #293d41
  8. #1f2e31
  9. #141e20
  10. #0a0f10
  11. #000000

Tints

#6698a2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #6698a2
  2. #75a2ab
  3. #85adb5
  4. #94b7be
  5. #a3c1c7
  6. #b3ccd1
  7. #c2d6da
  8. #d1e0e3
  9. #e0eaec
  10. #f0f5f6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#6698a2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #6698a2
  2. #69969f
  3. #6b939b
  4. #6e9198
  5. #708e94
  6. #738c91
  7. #768a8e
  8. #78878a
  9. #7b8587
  10. #7d8283
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.19:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #819398 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8f94a3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #868da2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #4f9d9b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8196a2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7a91a2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #599b9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-6698a2 {
  color: #6698a2;
}
Background
.bg-6698a2 {
  background-color: #6698a2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-6698a2 {
  border: 2px solid #6698a2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #6698a2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 152 162;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 24% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-6698a2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #6698a2, #667aa2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-6698a2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 152 162 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 5.06 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.03 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.84 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.81 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 11.63 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 11.63 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 11.94 #99675d Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#6698a2  rgb(102, 152, 162)  hsl(190, 24%, 52%)  Cadet Blue
#a27066  rgb(162, 112, 102)  hsl(10, 24%, 52%)  Copper Rose
#a26698  rgb(162, 102, 152)  hsl(310, 24%, 52%)  Mulberry
#98a266  rgb(152, 162, 102)  hsl(70, 24%, 52%)  Moss Green