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#698BD8

#698bd8 ≈ United Nations Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#698bd8 is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 41.18% red, 54.51% green and 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 51.39% cyan, 35.65% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 221.62°, with 58.73% saturation and 62.94% 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 6.29:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 4.19.

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Relative luminance0.2643

Complementary

  1. #698bd8
  2. #d8b669

Split complementary

  1. #698bd8
  2. #d87e69
  3. #c3d869

Analogous

  1. #69c3d8
  2. #698bd8
  3. #7e69d8

Triadic

  1. #698bd8
  2. #d8698b
  3. #8bd869

Tetradic

  1. #698bd8
  2. #b669d8
  3. #d8b669
  4. #8bd869

Square

  1. #698bd8
  2. #d869c3
  3. #d8b669
  4. #69d87e

Monochromatic

  1. #234185
  2. #325ec2
  3. #698bd8
  4. #a6bae8
  5. #e2e9f8

Shades

#698bd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #698bd8
  2. #5f7dc2
  3. #546fad
  4. #4a6197
  5. #3f5382
  6. #35466c
  7. #2a3856
  8. #202a41
  9. #151c2b
  10. #0b0e16
  11. #000000

Tints

#698bd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #698bd8
  2. #7897dc
  3. #87a2e0
  4. #96aee4
  5. #a5b9e8
  6. #b4c5ec
  7. #c3d1ef
  8. #d2dcf3
  9. #e1e8f7
  10. #f0f3fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#698bd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #698bd8
  2. #6b8acf
  3. #6e89c6
  4. #7088be
  5. #7287b5
  6. #7586ac
  7. #7784a3
  8. #79839a
  9. #7b8292
  10. #7e8189
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #808cb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6d92db ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6088d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #349ca7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6b8fda ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6489d7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4f95bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-698bd8 {
  color: #698bd8;
}
Background
.bg-698bd8 {
  background-color: #698bd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-698bd8 {
  border: 2px solid #698bd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #698bd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 139 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 222 59% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-698bd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #698bd8, #7e69d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-698bd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 139 216 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.19 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.27 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.05 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.42 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.00 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.07 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.56 #967427 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#698bd8  rgb(105, 139, 216)  hsl(222, 59%, 63%)  United Nations Blue
#d8b669  rgb(216, 182, 105)  hsl(42, 59%, 63%)  Vegas Gold
#d8698b  rgb(216, 105, 139)  hsl(342, 59%, 63%)  Pale Violet Red
#8bd869  rgb(139, 216, 105)  hsl(102, 59%, 63%)  Pastel Green