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#669ee1 color: Blue Bay

#669ee1 is rgb(102, 158, 225) in RGB and oklch(68.863% 0.1158 253.725) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

68.9%
0.116
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.78:1Hard to read
Lc -59
Black text
7.54:1Readable · AA
Lc 51

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About #669ee1

#669ee1 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 68.9% lightness, 0.116 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.78:1 contrast and black text 7.54:1, 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: #669ee1 mixed with white

  1. 669ee1
  2. 75a8e5
  3. 85b2e8
  4. 94bbeb
  5. a3c5ef
  6. b2cff2
  7. c1d8f5
  8. d1e2f7
  9. e0ecfa
  10. eff5fd

Darker: #669ee1 mixed with black

  1. 669ee1
  2. 5889c4
  3. 4a74a7
  4. 3c608b
  5. 2f4d70
  6. 233a56
  7. 17293e
  8. 0c1827
  9. 040912
  10. 000102

Calmer: #669ee1 with less saturation

  1. 669ee1
  2. 6c9eda
  3. 729ed3
  4. 789ecd
  5. 7d9ec6
  6. 829dbf
  7. 879db8
  8. 8c9db1
  9. 919ca9
  10. 969ba2

Questions about #669ee1

What color is #669ee1?

#669ee1 is soft blue. The closest named color is Blue Bay. In RGB it is rgb(102, 158, 225), in HSL hsl(212.68, 67.21%, 64.12%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.863% 0.1158 253.725).

What colors go well with #669ee1?

The complementary color of #669ee1 is #c68f40. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #31aad0 and #9291e0. The triadic partners are #d97b85 and #7daa5e.

Is white or black text more readable on #669ee1?

Black text reads better on #669ee1: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and black gives 7.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #669ee1 a warm or cool color?

#669ee1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 68.9% and its chroma 0.116.