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#698BE2

#698be2 ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#698be2 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 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.54% cyan, 38.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 223.14°, with 67.6% saturation and 64.9% 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 6.39:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.93.

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Relative luminance0.2696

Complementary

  1. #698be2
  2. #e2c069

Split complementary

  1. #698be2
  2. #e28369
  3. #c7e269

Analogous

  1. #69c7e2
  2. #698be2
  3. #8369e2

Triadic

  1. #698be2
  2. #e2698b
  3. #8be269

Tetradic

  1. #698be2
  2. #c069e2
  3. #e2c069
  4. #8be269

Square

  1. #698be2
  2. #e269c7
  3. #e2c069
  4. #69e283

Monochromatic

  1. #1d3f95
  2. #295ad5
  3. #698be2
  4. #a9bdee
  5. #e9eefb

Shades

#698be2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #698be2
  2. #5f7dcb
  3. #546fb5
  4. #4a619e
  5. #3f5388
  6. #354671
  7. #2a385a
  8. #202a44
  9. #151c2d
  10. #0b0e17
  11. #000000

Tints

#698be2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #698be2
  2. #7897e5
  3. #87a2e8
  4. #96aeeb
  5. #a5b9ee
  6. #b4c5f1
  7. #c3d1f3
  8. #d2dcf6
  9. #e1e8f9
  10. #f0f3fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#698be2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #698be2
  2. #6b8ad8
  3. #6e89ce
  4. #7088c5
  5. #7287bb
  6. #7586b1
  7. #7784a7
  8. #79839d
  9. #7b8294
  10. #7e818a
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #818db6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6894e5 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #5989e0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #289eac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6890e4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #608ae1 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4b97c4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-698be2 {
  color: #698be2;
}
Background
.bg-698be2 {
  background-color: #698be2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-698be2 {
  border: 2px solid #698be2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #698be2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 105 139 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 223 68% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-698be2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #698be2, #8369e2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-698be2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(105 139 226 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.93 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 4.17 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 5.95 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.67 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 8.05 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.59 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.03 #96741d Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#698be2  rgb(105, 139, 226)  hsl(223, 68%, 65%)  Cornflower Blue
#e2c069  rgb(226, 192, 105)  hsl(43, 68%, 65%)  Meat Brown
#e2698b  rgb(226, 105, 139)  hsl(343, 68%, 65%)  Pale Violet Red
#8be269  rgb(139, 226, 105)  hsl(103, 68%, 65%)  Pastel Green