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#688EF4

#688ef4 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#688ef4 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 95.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 57.38% cyan, 41.8% magenta, 0% yellow and 4.31% black. Its hue angle is 223.71°, with 86.42% saturation and 68.24% 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 6.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.

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Relative luminance0.2882

Complementary

  1. #688ef4
  2. #f4ce68

Split complementary

  1. #688ef4
  2. #f48868
  3. #d4f468

Analogous

  1. #68d4f4
  2. #688ef4
  3. #8868f4

Triadic

  1. #688ef4
  2. #f4688e
  3. #8ef468

Tetradic

  1. #688ef4
  2. #ce68f4
  3. #f4ce68
  4. #8ef468

Square

  1. #688ef4
  2. #f468d4
  3. #f4ce68
  4. #68f488

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3bb6
  2. #2159ef
  3. #688ef4
  4. #afc3f9
  5. #ecf1fe

Shades

#688ef4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #688ef4
  2. #5e80dc
  3. #5372c3
  4. #4963ab
  5. #3e5592
  6. #34477a
  7. #2a3962
  8. #1f2b49
  9. #151c31
  10. #0a0e18
  11. #000000

Tints

#688ef4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #688ef4
  2. #7799f5
  3. #86a5f6
  4. #95b0f7
  5. #a4bbf8
  6. #b4c7fa
  7. #c3d2fb
  8. #d2ddfc
  9. #e1e8fd
  10. #f0f4fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#688ef4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #688ef4
  2. #6a8de8
  3. #6d8bdd
  4. #6f8ad1
  5. #7288c6
  6. #7487ba
  7. #7686ae
  8. #7984a3
  9. #7b8397
  10. #7e818c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.1:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8391c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6199f8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4f8cf2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a5b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6495f6 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5a8df3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3f9cd1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-688ef4 {
  color: #688ef4;
}
Background
.bg-688ef4 {
  background-color: #688ef4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-688ef4 {
  border: 2px solid #688ef4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #688ef4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 142 244;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 86% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-688ef4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #688ef4, #8868f4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-688ef4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 142 244 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.00 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.92 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.51 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.78 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 7.91 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.89 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.91 #97710b Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#688ef4  rgb(104, 142, 244)  hsl(224, 86%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#f4ce68  rgb(244, 206, 104)  hsl(44, 86%, 68%)  Naples Yellow
#f4688e  rgb(244, 104, 142)  hsl(344, 86%, 68%)  Pale Violet Red
#8ef468  rgb(142, 244, 104)  hsl(104, 86%, 68%)  Mint Green