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#668DCD

#668dcd ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#668dcd is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 55.29% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 50.24% cyan, 31.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 217.28°, with 50.74% saturation and 60.2% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.2628

Complementary

  1. #668dcd
  2. #cda666

Split complementary

  1. #668dcd
  2. #cd7366
  3. #c1cd66

Analogous

  1. #66c1cd
  2. #668dcd
  3. #7366cd

Triadic

  1. #668dcd
  2. #cd668d
  3. #8dcd66

Tetradic

  1. #668dcd
  2. #a666cd
  3. #cda666
  4. #8dcd66

Square

  1. #668dcd
  2. #cd66c1
  3. #cda666
  4. #66cd73

Monochromatic

  1. #264474
  2. #3965ae
  3. #668dcd
  4. #a0b8e0
  5. #d9e3f3

Shades

#668dcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #668dcd
  2. #5c7fb9
  3. #5271a4
  4. #476390
  5. #3d557b
  6. #334767
  7. #293852
  8. #1f2a3e
  9. #141c29
  10. #0a0e15
  11. #000000

Tints

#668dcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #668dcd
  2. #7598d2
  3. #85a4d7
  4. #94afdc
  5. #a3bbe1
  6. #b3c6e6
  7. #c2d1eb
  8. #d1ddf0
  9. #e0e8f5
  10. #f0f4fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#668dcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #668dcd
  2. #698cc5
  3. #6b8abe
  4. #6e89b6
  5. #7088ae
  6. #7387a7
  7. #76859f
  8. #788497
  9. #7b838f
  10. #7d8188
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8c8c8c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f8caa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7491d0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6888cc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #369ba4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #6f90cf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #678acc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4e96b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-668dcd {
  color: #668dcd;
}
Background
.bg-668dcd {
  background-color: #668dcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-668dcd {
  border: 2px solid #668dcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #668dcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 141 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 51% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-668dcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #668dcd, #7366cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-668dcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 141 205 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.47 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 4.14 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 4.48 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.17 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 7.08 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.20 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 7.33 #997232 Inverted #8c8c8c Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#668dcd  rgb(102, 141, 205)  hsl(217, 51%, 60%)  United Nations Blue
#cda666  rgb(205, 166, 102)  hsl(37, 51%, 60%)  Camel
#cd668d  rgb(205, 102, 141)  hsl(337, 51%, 60%)  Pale Violet Red
#8dcd66  rgb(141, 205, 102)  hsl(97, 51%, 60%)  Pistachio