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#669CDD

#669cdd ≈ Cornflower Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#669cdd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40% red, 61.18% green and 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 53.85% cyan, 29.41% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 212.77°, with 63.64% saturation and 63.33% 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 7.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ed), ΔE 3.13.

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Web safe#6699cc
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Relative luminance0.3182

Complementary

  1. #669cdd
  2. #dda766

Split complementary

  1. #669cdd
  2. #dd6b66
  3. #d8dd66

Analogous

  1. #66d8dd
  2. #669cdd
  3. #6b66dd

Triadic

  1. #669cdd
  2. #dd669c
  3. #9cdd66

Tetradic

  1. #669cdd
  2. #a766dd
  3. #dda766
  4. #9cdd66

Square

  1. #669cdd
  2. #dd66d8
  3. #dda766
  4. #66dd6b

Monochromatic

  1. #1f508b
  2. #2d74ca
  3. #669cdd
  4. #a5c4eb
  5. #e3edf9

Shades

#669cdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #669cdd
  2. #5c8cc7
  3. #527db1
  4. #476d9b
  5. #3d5e85
  6. #334e6f
  7. #293e58
  8. #1f2f42
  9. #141f2c
  10. #0a1016
  11. #000000

Tints

#669cdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #669cdd
  2. #75a6e0
  3. #85b0e4
  4. #94bae7
  5. #a3c4eb
  6. #b3ceee
  7. #c2d7f1
  8. #d1e1f5
  9. #e0ebf8
  10. #f0f5fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#669cdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #669cdd
  2. #6999d4
  3. #6b96ca
  4. #6e94c1
  5. #7091b8
  6. #738eaf
  7. #768ba5
  8. #78889c
  9. #7b8693
  10. #7d8389
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #999999 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #879ab8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #829fe0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7394dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #1dabb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #789edf ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6e97dc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #45a5c5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-669cdd {
  color: #669cdd;
}
Background
.bg-669cdd {
  background-color: #669cdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-669cdd {
  border: 2px solid #669cdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #669cdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 102 156 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 213 64% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-669cdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #669cdd, #6b66dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-669cdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(102 156 221 / 0.35);
}

#6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.13 #5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 3.21 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 4.27 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 5.10 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 5.47 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 6.11 #5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 9.36 #996322 Inverted #999999 Grayscale 

Cornflower Blue
#669cdd  rgb(102, 156, 221)  hsl(213, 64%, 63%)  Cornflower Blue
#dda766  rgb(221, 167, 102)  hsl(33, 64%, 63%)  Fawn
#dd669c  rgb(221, 102, 156)  hsl(333, 64%, 63%)  Thulian Pink
#9cdd66  rgb(156, 221, 102)  hsl(93, 64%, 63%)  Inchworm