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#688FF8

#688ff8 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#688ff8 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 56.08% green and 97.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.06% cyan, 42.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 2.75% black. Its hue angle is 223.75°, with 91.14% saturation and 69.02% 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 6.87:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 2.91.

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Relative luminance0.2937

Complementary

  1. #688ff8
  2. #f8d168

Split complementary

  1. #688ff8
  2. #f88968
  3. #d7f868

Analogous

  1. #68d7f8
  2. #688ff8
  3. #8968f8

Triadic

  1. #688ff8
  2. #f8688f
  3. #8ff868

Tetradic

  1. #688ff8
  2. #d168f8
  3. #f8d168
  4. #8ff868

Square

  1. #688ff8
  2. #f868d7
  3. #f8d168
  4. #68f889

Monochromatic

  1. #093abe
  2. #1f59f5
  3. #688ff8
  4. #b1c5fb
  5. #ecf1fe

Shades

#688ff8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #688ff8
  2. #5e81df
  3. #5372c6
  4. #4964ae
  5. #3e5695
  6. #34487c
  7. #2a3963
  8. #1f2b4a
  9. #151d32
  10. #0a0e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#688ff8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #688ff8
  2. #779af9
  3. #86a5f9
  4. #95b1fa
  5. #a4bcfb
  6. #b4c7fc
  7. #c3d2fc
  8. #d2ddfd
  9. #e1e9fe
  10. #f0f4fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#688ff8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #688ff8
  2. #6a8eec
  3. #6d8ce0
  4. #6f8bd4
  5. #7289c8
  6. #7488bc
  7. #7686b0
  8. #7985a4
  9. #7b8398
  10. #7e828c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8492c4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #609afc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4d8df6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a6b7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6496fa ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #598ef7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3d9ed4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-688ff8 {
  color: #688ff8;
}
Background
.bg-688ff8 {
  background-color: #688ff8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-688ff8 {
  border: 2px solid #688ff8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #688ff8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 143 248;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 91% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-688ff8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #688ff8, #8968f8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-688ff8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 143 248 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 2.91 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.99 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.45 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.89 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.39 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.73 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.17 #977007 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#688ff8  rgb(104, 143, 248)  hsl(224, 91%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#f8d168  rgb(248, 209, 104)  hsl(44, 91%, 69%)  Naples Yellow
#f8688f  rgb(248, 104, 143)  hsl(344, 91%, 69%)  Pale Violet Red
#8ff868  rgb(143, 248, 104)  hsl(104, 91%, 69%)  Mint Green