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#668bce color: Royal Regatta

#668bce is rgb(102, 139, 206) in RGB and oklch(63.789% 0.10956 261.692) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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219°
100%

63.8%
0.110
262°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 19%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.42:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.15:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #668bce

#668bce is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.8% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 262°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.42:1 contrast and black text 6.15:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Regatta (#678bc9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #668bce mixed with white

  1. 668bce
  2. 7597d3
  3. 83a2d9
  4. 92aede
  5. a1b9e3
  6. b0c5e8
  7. c0d0ed
  8. cfdcf2
  9. dfe8f6
  10. eff3fb

Darker: #668bce mixed with black

  1. 668bce
  2. 5878b3
  3. 4a6698
  4. 3c547f
  5. 2f4366
  6. 23324e
  7. 172338
  8. 0c1423
  9. 04070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #668bce with less saturation

  1. 668bce
  2. 6a8bc8
  3. 6e8cc1
  4. 728cbb
  5. 768cb4
  6. 798cad
  7. 7d8ca7
  8. 818ca0
  9. 848c99
  10. 888c92

Questions about #668bce

What color is #668bce?

#668bce is soft blue. The closest named color is Royal Regatta. In RGB it is rgb(102, 139, 206), in HSL hsl(218.65, 51.49%, 60.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.789% 0.10956 261.692).

What colors go well with #668bce?

The complementary color of #668bce is #ad8432. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3697c2 and #8d7fc9. The triadic partners are #c56f6d and #649c5d.

Is white or black text more readable on #668bce?

White text reads better on #668bce: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and black gives 6.15:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #668bce a warm or cool color?

#668bce is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 262 degrees, its lightness 63.8% and its chroma 0.11.