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#688BF0

#688bf0 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#688bf0 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 54.51% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 56.67% cyan, 42.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 224.56°, with 81.93% saturation and 67.45% 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 6.54:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.84.

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Relative luminance0.277

Complementary

  1. #688bf0
  2. #f0cd68

Split complementary

  1. #688bf0
  2. #f08968
  3. #cff068

Analogous

  1. #68cff0
  2. #688bf0
  3. #8968f0

Triadic

  1. #688bf0
  2. #f0688b
  3. #8bf068

Tetradic

  1. #688bf0
  2. #cd68f0
  3. #f0cd68
  4. #8bf068

Square

  1. #688bf0
  2. #f068cf
  3. #f0cd68
  4. #68f089

Monochromatic

  1. #113aae
  2. #2256e9
  3. #688bf0
  4. #aec0f7
  5. #ecf1fd

Shades

#688bf0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #688bf0
  2. #5e7dd8
  3. #536fc0
  4. #4961a8
  5. #3e5390
  6. #344678
  7. #2a3860
  8. #1f2a48
  9. #151c30
  10. #0a0e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#688bf0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #688bf0
  2. #7797f2
  3. #86a2f3
  4. #95aef5
  5. #a4b9f6
  6. #b4c5f8
  7. #c3d1f9
  8. #d2dcfb
  9. #e1e8fc
  10. #f0f3fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#688bf0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #688bf0
  2. #6a8ae5
  3. #6d89da
  4. #6f88ce
  5. #7287c3
  6. #7486b8
  7. #7684ad
  8. #7983a2
  9. #7b8296
  10. #7e818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #828ebe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5f96f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d8aee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a1b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6392f2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #598aef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4299ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-688bf0 {
  color: #688bf0;
}
Background
.bg-688bf0 {
  background-color: #688bf0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-688bf0 {
  border: 2px solid #688bf0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #688bf0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 139 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 82% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-688bf0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #688bf0, #8968f0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-688bf0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 139 240 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.84 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.44 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.22 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.03 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.03 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.42 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.60 #97740f Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#688bf0  rgb(104, 139, 240)  hsl(225, 82%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#f0cd68  rgb(240, 205, 104)  hsl(45, 82%, 67%)  Naples Yellow
#f0688b  rgb(240, 104, 139)  hsl(345, 82%, 67%)  Blush
#8bf068  rgb(139, 240, 104)  hsl(105, 82%, 67%)  Light Green