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#669FAB

#669fab ≈ Cadet Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#669fab is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 62.35% green and 67.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 40.35% cyan, 7.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 32.94% black. Its hue angle is 190.43°, with 29.11% saturation and 53.53% 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 7.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5f9ea0), ΔE 4.9.

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Web safe#669999
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Relative luminance0.3056

Complementary

  1. #669fab
  2. #ab7266

Split complementary

  1. #669fab
  2. #ab667d
  3. #ab9466

Analogous

  1. #66ab94
  2. #669fab
  3. #667dab

Triadic

  1. #669fab
  2. #ab669f
  3. #9fab66

Tetradic

  1. #669fab
  2. #7266ab
  3. #ab7266
  4. #9fab66

Square

  1. #669fab
  2. #9466ab
  3. #ab7266
  4. #7dab66

Monochromatic

  1. #2b474d
  2. #46757f
  3. #669fab
  4. #97bec6
  5. #c9dde1

Shades

#669fab mixed progressively with black.

  1. #669fab
  2. #5c8f9a
  3. #527f89
  4. #476f78
  5. #3d5f67
  6. #335056
  7. #294044
  8. #1f3033
  9. #142022
  10. #0a1011
  11. #000000

Tints

#669fab mixed progressively with white.

  1. #669fab
  2. #75a9b3
  3. #85b2bc
  4. #94bcc4
  5. #a3c5cd
  6. #b3cfd5
  7. #c2d9dd
  8. #d1e2e6
  9. #e0ecee
  10. #f0f5f7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#669fab mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #669fab
  2. #699ca7
  3. #6b99a2
  4. #6e969e
  5. #70939a
  6. #739096
  7. #768c91
  8. #78898d
  9. #7b8689
  10. #7d8384
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #869a9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959bac ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a93ab ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #49a4a3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #859dab ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7d98ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #56a2a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-669fab {
  color: #669fab;
}
Background
.bg-669fab {
  background-color: #669fab;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-669fab {
  border: 2px solid #669fab;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #669fab;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 159 171;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 29% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-669fab {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #669fab, #667dab);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-669fab {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 159 171 / 0.35);
}

#5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 4.90 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.54 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.71 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.73 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.24 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 12.12 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 12.14 #996054 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Cadet Blue
#669fab  rgb(102, 159, 171)  hsl(190, 29%, 54%)  Cadet Blue
#ab7266  rgb(171, 114, 102)  hsl(10, 29%, 54%)  Copper Rose
#ab669f  rgb(171, 102, 159)  hsl(310, 29%, 54%)  Sky Magenta
#9fab66  rgb(159, 171, 102)  hsl(70, 29%, 54%)  Olivine