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#688DFD

#688dfd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#688dfd is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 55.29% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.89% cyan, 44.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 225.1°, with 97.39% saturation and 70% 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 6.82:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.77.

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Relative luminance0.2908

Complementary

  1. #688dfd
  2. #fdd868

Split complementary

  1. #688dfd
  2. #fd8d68
  3. #d8fd68

Analogous

  1. #68d8fd
  2. #688dfd
  3. #8d68fd

Triadic

  1. #688dfd
  2. #fd688d
  3. #8dfd68

Tetradic

  1. #688dfd
  2. #d868fd
  3. #fdd868
  4. #8dfd68

Square

  1. #688dfd
  2. #fd68d8
  3. #fdd868
  4. #68fd8d

Monochromatic

  1. #0334c9
  2. #1c54fc
  3. #688dfd
  4. #b3c6fe
  5. #ebf0ff

Shades

#688dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #688dfd
  2. #5e7fe4
  3. #5371ca
  4. #4963b1
  5. #3e5598
  6. #34477f
  7. #2a3865
  8. #1f2a4c
  9. #151c33
  10. #0a0e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#688dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #688dfd
  2. #7798fd
  3. #86a4fd
  4. #95affe
  5. #a4bbfe
  6. #b4c6fe
  7. #c3d1fe
  8. #d2ddfe
  9. #e1e8ff
  10. #f0f4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#688dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #688dfd
  2. #6a8cf1
  3. #6d8ae4
  4. #6f89d8
  5. #7288cb
  6. #7487bf
  7. #7685b2
  8. #7984a6
  9. #7b8399
  10. #7e818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8491c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #599aff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #438dfb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5f95ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #548dfc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a9dd7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-688dfd {
  color: #688dfd;
}
Background
.bg-688dfd {
  background-color: #688dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-688dfd {
  border: 2px solid #688dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #688dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 141 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 225 97% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-688dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #688dfd, #8d68fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-688dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 141 253 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.77 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.76 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.01 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.44 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.62 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 9.30 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.36 #977202 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#688dfd  rgb(104, 141, 253)  hsl(225, 97%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#fdd868  rgb(253, 216, 104)  hsl(45, 97%, 70%)  Naples Yellow
#fd688d  rgb(253, 104, 141)  hsl(345, 97%, 70%)  French Rose
#8dfd68  rgb(141, 253, 104)  hsl(105, 97%, 70%)  Lawn Green