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#688EEC

#688eec ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#688eec is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 55.69% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.93% cyan, 39.83% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 222.73°, with 77.65% saturation and 66.67% 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 6.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#6699ff
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Relative luminance0.2835

Complementary

  1. #688eec
  2. #ecc668

Split complementary

  1. #688eec
  2. #ec8468
  3. #d0ec68

Analogous

  1. #68d0ec
  2. #688eec
  3. #8468ec

Triadic

  1. #688eec
  2. #ec688e
  3. #8eec68

Tetradic

  1. #688eec
  2. #c668ec
  3. #ecc668
  4. #8eec68

Square

  1. #688eec
  2. #ec68d0
  3. #ecc668
  4. #68ec84

Monochromatic

  1. #153fa6
  2. #245be3
  3. #688eec
  4. #acc1f5
  5. #edf1fd

Shades

#688eec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #688eec
  2. #5e80d4
  3. #5372bd
  4. #4963a5
  5. #3e558e
  6. #344776
  7. #2a395e
  8. #1f2b47
  9. #151c2f
  10. #0a0e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#688eec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #688eec
  2. #7799ee
  3. #86a5f0
  4. #95b0f2
  5. #a4bbf4
  6. #b4c7f6
  7. #c3d2f7
  8. #d2ddf9
  9. #e1e8fb
  10. #f0f4fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#688eec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #688eec
  2. #6a8de1
  3. #6d8bd6
  4. #6f8acc
  5. #7288c1
  6. #7487b6
  7. #7686ab
  8. #7984a0
  9. #7b8396
  10. #7e818b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #919191 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8390bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6698f0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #568cea ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0aa3b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6794ee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e8deb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #449bcc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-688eec {
  color: #688eec;
}
Background
.bg-688eec {
  background-color: #688eec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-688eec {
  border: 2px solid #688eec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #688eec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 142 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 78% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-688eec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #688eec, #8468ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-688eec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 142 236 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 2.78 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.47 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.20 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.31 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.37 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.76 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 9.36 #977113 Inverted #919191 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#688eec  rgb(104, 142, 236)  hsl(223, 78%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#ecc668  rgb(236, 198, 104)  hsl(43, 78%, 67%)  Meat Brown
#ec688e  rgb(236, 104, 142)  hsl(343, 78%, 67%)  Pale Violet Red
#8eec68  rgb(142, 236, 104)  hsl(103, 78%, 67%)  Light Green