#668cbe

Color #668cbe

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 6.97 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#668cbe

RGB

rgb(102, 140, 190)

HSL

hsl(214.1, 40.4%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.1, 46.3%, 74.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.3%, 26.3%, 0%, 25.5%)

LAB

lab(57.36, 0.46, -30.16)

LCH

lch(57.36, 30.16, 270.87)

OKLCH

oklch(63.2%, 0.087, 255.55)

HWB

hwb(214.1, 40%, 25.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#be9866

Analogous

#66b8be

#668cbe

#6c66be

Triadic

#668cbe

#be668c

#8cbe66

Split-complementary

#668cbe

#be6c66

#b8be66

Tetradic

#668cbe

#9866be

#be9866

#8cbe66

Square

#668cbe

#be66b8

#be9866

#66be6c

Shades

Color #668cbe mixed toward black.

#4973ab

#3a5c89

#2c4567

#1d2e44

#0f1722

Tints

Color #668cbe mixed toward white.

#809fc9

#99b2d4

#b3c6df

#ccd9e9

#e6ecf4

Tones

Color #668cbe mixed toward gray.

#6d8db7

#758eaf

#7c8fa8

#8390a1

#8b9199

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7879b4 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#7673b1 · ΔE 12.3

Tritanopia

#68aba9 · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 18

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Code

CSS

background-color: #668cbe;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#668cbe]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#668cbe (#668cbe) is rgb(102, 140, 190) in RGB.

No, #668cbe is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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