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#688CD5

#688cd5 ≈ United Nations Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#688cd5 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 54.9% green and 83.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.17% cyan, 34.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 16.47% black. Its hue angle is 220.18°, with 56.48% saturation and 62.16% 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 3.77.

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Relative luminance0.265

Complementary

  1. #688cd5
  2. #d5b168

Split complementary

  1. #688cd5
  2. #d57b68
  3. #c3d568

Analogous

  1. #68c3d5
  2. #688cd5
  3. #7b68d5

Triadic

  1. #688cd5
  2. #d5688c
  3. #8cd568

Tetradic

  1. #688cd5
  2. #b168d5
  3. #d5b168
  4. #8cd568

Square

  1. #688cd5
  2. #d568c3
  3. #d5b168
  4. #68d57b

Monochromatic

  1. #244280
  2. #3461bc
  3. #688cd5
  4. #a4bae6
  5. #e0e7f6

Shades

#688cd5 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #688cd5
  2. #5e7ec0
  3. #5370aa
  4. #496295
  5. #3e5480
  6. #34466b
  7. #2a3855
  8. #1f2a40
  9. #151c2b
  10. #0a0e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#688cd5 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #688cd5
  2. #7798d9
  3. #86a3dd
  4. #95afe2
  5. #a4bae6
  6. #b4c6ea
  7. #c3d1ee
  8. #d2ddf2
  9. #e1e8f7
  10. #f0f4fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#688cd5 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #688cd5
  2. #6a8bcd
  3. #6d8ac4
  4. #6f88bc
  5. #7287b3
  6. #7486ab
  7. #7685a2
  8. #79849a
  9. #7b8291
  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 #808cae ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7092d8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6388d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #349ca7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6d90d7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #658ad4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e96bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-688cd5 {
  color: #688cd5;
}
Background
.bg-688cd5 {
  background-color: #688cd5;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-688cd5 {
  border: 2px solid #688cd5;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #688cd5;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 140 213;
  --color-primary-hsl: 220 56% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-688cd5 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #688cd5, #7b68d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-688cd5 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 140 213 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.77 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.02 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.91 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.94 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.64 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.77 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.20 #97732a Inverted #8d8d8d Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#688cd5  rgb(104, 140, 213)  hsl(220, 56%, 62%)  United Nations Blue
#d5b168  rgb(213, 177, 104)  hsl(40, 56%, 62%)  Burly Wood
#d5688c  rgb(213, 104, 140)  hsl(340, 56%, 62%)  Pale Violet Red
#8cd568  rgb(140, 213, 104)  hsl(100, 56%, 62%)  Pastel Green