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#669ce2 color: Blue Bay

#669ce2 is rgb(102, 156, 226) in RGB and oklch(68.479% 0.11892 255.418) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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214°
100%

68.5%
0.119
255°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.83:1Hard to read
Lc -59
Black text
7.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #669ce2

#669ce2 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 68.5% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 255°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.83:1 contrast and black text 7.42:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Bay (#619ad6). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #669ce2 mixed with white

  1. 669ce2
  2. 75a6e6
  3. 85b0e9
  4. 94baec
  5. a3c4ef
  6. b2cef2
  7. c1d8f5
  8. d1e1f8
  9. e0ebfa
  10. eff5fd

Darker: #669ce2 mixed with black

  1. 669ce2
  2. 5887c4
  3. 4a73a8
  4. 3c5f8c
  5. 2f4c71
  6. 233957
  7. 17283e
  8. 0c1827
  9. 040912
  10. 000103

Calmer: #669ce2 with less saturation

  1. 669ce2
  2. 6c9cdb
  3. 729cd4
  4. 779ccd
  5. 7c9cc6
  6. 829cbf
  7. 879cb7
  8. 8b9bb0
  9. 909ba9
  10. 959aa1

Questions about #669ce2

What color is #669ce2?

#669ce2 is bright blue. The closest named color is Blue Bay. In RGB it is rgb(102, 156, 226), in HSL hsl(213.87, 68.13%, 64.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.479% 0.11892 255.418).

What colors go well with #669ce2?

The complementary color of #669ce2 is #c48e3a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2ca8d1 and #938ee0. The triadic partners are #d97981 and #78aa5d.

Is white or black text more readable on #669ce2?

Black text reads better on #669ce2: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and black gives 7.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #669ce2 a warm or cool color?

#669ce2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 255 degrees, its lightness 68.5% and its chroma 0.119.