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#688FFC

#688ffc ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#688ffc 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 98.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 58.73% cyan, 43.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 1.18% black. Its hue angle is 224.19°, with 96.1% saturation and 69.8% 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.16.

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Relative luminance0.2962

Complementary

  1. #688ffc
  2. #fcd568

Split complementary

  1. #688ffc
  2. #fc8b68
  3. #d9fc68

Analogous

  1. #68d9fc
  2. #688ffc
  3. #8b68fc

Triadic

  1. #688ffc
  2. #fc688f
  3. #8ffc68

Tetradic

  1. #688ffc
  2. #d568fc
  3. #fcd568
  4. #8ffc68

Square

  1. #688ffc
  2. #fc68d9
  3. #fcd568
  4. #68fc8b

Monochromatic

  1. #0437c7
  2. #1d57fb
  3. #688ffc
  4. #b3c7fd
  5. #ebf0ff

Shades

#688ffc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #688ffc
  2. #5e81e3
  3. #5372ca
  4. #4964b0
  5. #3e5697
  6. #34487e
  7. #2a3965
  8. #1f2b4c
  9. #151d32
  10. #0a0e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#688ffc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #688ffc
  2. #779afc
  3. #86a5fd
  4. #95b1fd
  5. #a4bcfd
  6. #b4c7fe
  7. #c3d2fe
  8. #d2ddfe
  9. #e1e9fe
  10. #f0f4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#688ffc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #688ffc
  2. #6a8ef0
  3. #6d8ce3
  4. #6f8bd7
  5. #7289ca
  6. #7488be
  7. #7686b2
  8. #7985a5
  9. #7b8399
  10. #7e828c
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8592c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5e9bff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #488efa ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a7b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6296ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #578efb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3a9ed7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-688ffc {
  color: #688ffc;
}
Background
.bg-688ffc {
  background-color: #688ffc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-688ffc {
  border: 2px solid #688ffc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #688ffc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 143 252;
  --color-primary-hsl: 224 96% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-688ffc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #688ffc, #8b68fc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-688ffc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 143 252 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.16 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.29 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.61 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 8.13 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.74 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.81 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 10.39 #977003 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#688ffc  rgb(104, 143, 252)  hsl(224, 96%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#fcd568  rgb(252, 213, 104)  hsl(44, 96%, 70%)  Naples Yellow
#fc688f  rgb(252, 104, 143)  hsl(344, 96%, 70%)  French Rose
#8ffc68  rgb(143, 252, 104)  hsl(104, 96%, 70%)  Lawn Green