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#688BDB

#688bdb ≈ United Nations Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#688bdb is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 54.51% green and 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.51% cyan, 36.53% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 221.74°, with 61.5% saturation and 63.33% 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 6.3:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2652

Complementary

  1. #688bdb
  2. #dbb868

Split complementary

  1. #688bdb
  2. #db7e68
  3. #c4db68

Analogous

  1. #68c4db
  2. #688bdb
  3. #7e68db

Triadic

  1. #688bdb
  2. #db688b
  3. #8bdb68

Tetradic

  1. #688bdb
  2. #b868db
  3. #dbb868
  4. #8bdb68

Square

  1. #688bdb
  2. #db68c4
  3. #dbb868
  4. #68db7e

Monochromatic

  1. #214189
  2. #2f5ec7
  3. #688bdb
  4. #a6baea
  5. #e4eaf8

Shades

#688bdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #688bdb
  2. #5e7dc5
  3. #536faf
  4. #496199
  5. #3e5383
  6. #34466e
  7. #2a3858
  8. #1f2a42
  9. #151c2c
  10. #0a0e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#688bdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #688bdb
  2. #7797df
  3. #86a2e2
  4. #95aee6
  5. #a4b9e9
  6. #b4c5ed
  7. #c3d1f1
  8. #d2dcf4
  9. #e1e8f8
  10. #f0f3fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#688bdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #688bdb
  2. #6a8ad2
  3. #6d89c9
  4. #6f88c0
  5. #7287b7
  6. #7486ae
  7. #7684a4
  8. #79839b
  9. #7b8292
  10. #7e8189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8d8d8d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #808cb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6b92de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5e88d9 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #2e9ca9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6a8fdd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6289da ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4c96bf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-688bdb {
  color: #688bdb;
}
Background
.bg-688bdb {
  background-color: #688bdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-688bdb {
  border: 2px solid #688bdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #688bdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 139 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 62% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-688bdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #688bdb, #7e68db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-688bdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 139 219 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.99 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.04 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.27 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.27 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.85 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.03 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.61 #977424 Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#688bdb  rgb(104, 139, 219)  hsl(222, 62%, 63%)  United Nations Blue
#dbb868  rgb(219, 184, 104)  hsl(42, 62%, 63%)  Meat Brown
#db688b  rgb(219, 104, 139)  hsl(342, 62%, 63%)  Pale Violet Red
#8bdb68  rgb(139, 219, 104)  hsl(102, 62%, 63%)  Pastel Green