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#688BFA

#688bfa ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#688bfa 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 98.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.4% cyan, 44.4% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 225.62°, with 93.59% saturation and 69.41% 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 6.66:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 4.2.

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Relative luminance0.2831

Complementary

  1. #688bfa
  2. #fad768

Split complementary

  1. #688bfa
  2. #fa8e68
  3. #d4fa68

Analogous

  1. #68d4fa
  2. #688bfa
  3. #8e68fa

Triadic

  1. #688bfa
  2. #fa688b
  3. #8bfa68

Tetradic

  1. #688bfa
  2. #d768fa
  3. #fad768
  4. #8bfa68

Square

  1. #688bfa
  2. #fa68d4
  3. #fad768
  4. #68fa8e

Monochromatic

  1. #0634c3
  2. #1e52f8
  3. #688bfa
  4. #b2c4fc
  5. #ebf0fe

Shades

#688bfa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #688bfa
  2. #5e7de1
  3. #536fc8
  4. #4961af
  5. #3e5396
  6. #34467d
  7. #2a3864
  8. #1f2a4b
  9. #151c32
  10. #0a0e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#688bfa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #688bfa
  2. #7797fb
  3. #86a2fb
  4. #95aefc
  5. #a4b9fc
  6. #b4c5fd
  7. #c3d1fd
  8. #d2dcfe
  9. #e1e8fe
  10. #f0f3ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#688bfa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #688bfa
  2. #6a8aee
  3. #6d89e2
  4. #6f88d5
  5. #7287c9
  6. #7486bd
  7. #7684b1
  8. #7983a5
  9. #7b8298
  10. #7e818c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #838fc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5898fe ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #428bf8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a4b6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f93fd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #548bf9 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3c9bd5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-688bfa {
  color: #688bfa;
}
Background
.bg-688bfa {
  background-color: #688bfa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-688bfa {
  border: 2px solid #688bfa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #688bfa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 139 250;
  --color-primary-hsl: 226 94% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-688bfa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #688bfa, #8e68fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-688bfa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 139 250 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.20 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 5.00 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.17 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.30 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.55 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.73 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.98 #977405 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#688bfa  rgb(104, 139, 250)  hsl(226, 94%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#fad768  rgb(250, 215, 104)  hsl(46, 94%, 69%)  Naples Yellow
#fa688b  rgb(250, 104, 139)  hsl(346, 94%, 69%)  Blush
#8bfa68  rgb(139, 250, 104)  hsl(106, 94%, 69%)  Mint Green