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#688ADC

#688adc ≈ United Nations Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#688adc is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 54.12% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.73% cyan, 37.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 222.41°, with 62.37% saturation and 63.53% 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 6.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 4.3.

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Relative luminance0.2629

Complementary

  1. #688adc
  2. #dcba68

Split complementary

  1. #688adc
  2. #dc8068
  3. #c4dc68

Analogous

  1. #68c4dc
  2. #688adc
  3. #8068dc

Triadic

  1. #688adc
  2. #dc688a
  3. #8adc68

Tetradic

  1. #688adc
  2. #ba68dc
  3. #dcba68
  4. #8adc68

Square

  1. #688adc
  2. #dc68c4
  3. #dcba68
  4. #68dc80

Monochromatic

  1. #203f8b
  2. #2f5cc9
  3. #688adc
  4. #a6baea
  5. #e4eaf9

Shades

#688adc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #688adc
  2. #5e7cc6
  3. #536eb0
  4. #49619a
  5. #3e5384
  6. #34456e
  7. #2a3758
  8. #1f2942
  9. #151c2c
  10. #0a0e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#688adc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #688adc
  2. #7796e0
  3. #86a1e3
  4. #95ade7
  5. #a4b9ea
  6. #b4c5ee
  7. #c3d0f1
  8. #d2dcf5
  9. #e1e8f8
  10. #f0f3fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#688adc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #688adc
  2. #6a89d3
  3. #6d88ca
  4. #6f87c0
  5. #7286b7
  6. #7485ae
  7. #7684a5
  8. #79839c
  9. #7b8292
  10. #7e8189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f8bb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6992df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5c87da ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2d9ca8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #698fde ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6188db ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b95bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-688adc {
  color: #688adc;
}
Background
.bg-688adc {
  background-color: #688adc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-688adc {
  border: 2px solid #688adc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #688adc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 138 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 62% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-688adc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #688adc, #8068dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-688adc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 138 220 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.30 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.33 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.23 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.50 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.02 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.10 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.68 #977523 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#688adc  rgb(104, 138, 220)  hsl(222, 62%, 64%)  United Nations Blue
#dcba68  rgb(220, 186, 104)  hsl(42, 62%, 64%)  Meat Brown
#dc688a  rgb(220, 104, 138)  hsl(342, 62%, 64%)  Pale Violet Red
#8adc68  rgb(138, 220, 104)  hsl(102, 62%, 64%)  Pastel Green