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#669ed3 color: Blue Electress

#669ed3 is rgb(102, 158, 211) in RGB and oklch(68.193% 0.09854 248.153) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

68.2%
0.099
248°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.84:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.40:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #669ed3

#669ed3 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 68.2% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.84:1 contrast and black text 7.4:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Electress (#6d9fd1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-400.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #669ed3 mixed with white

  1. 669ed3
  2. 76a8d8
  3. 85b1dd
  4. 94bbe1
  5. a3c5e6
  6. b2ceea
  7. c2d8ee
  8. d1e2f3
  9. e0ebf7
  10. f0f5fb

Darker: #669ed3 mixed with black

  1. 669ed3
  2. 5889b7
  3. 4a749c
  4. 3c6082
  5. 2f4d69
  6. 233a51
  7. 17293a
  8. 0c1824
  9. 040910
  10. 000102

Calmer: #669ed3 with less saturation

  1. 669ed3
  2. 6c9ecd
  3. 729dc8
  4. 779dc2
  5. 7c9dbc
  6. 819cb6
  7. 869cb1
  8. 8b9bab
  9. 909aa5
  10. 94999f

Questions about #669ed3

What color is #669ed3?

#669ed3 is soft blue. The closest named color is Blue Electress. In RGB it is rgb(102, 158, 211), in HSL hsl(209.17, 55.33%, 61.37%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.193% 0.09854 248.153).

What colors go well with #669ed3?

The complementary color of #669ed3 is #c18d53. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #44a7c1 and #8b93d5. The triadic partners are #cd7f8d and #87a561.

Is white or black text more readable on #669ed3?

Black text reads better on #669ed3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and black gives 7.4:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #669ed3 a warm or cool color?

#669ed3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 68.2% and its chroma 0.099.