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#689fd3 color: Blue Electress

#689fd3 is rgb(104, 159, 211) in RGB and oklch(68.518% 0.09672 248.069) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

68.5%
0.097
248°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-400
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.80:1Hard to read
Lc -59
Black text
7.49:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #689fd3

#689fd3 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 68.5% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.8:1 contrast and black text 7.49:1, 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: #689fd3 mixed with white

  1. 689fd3
  2. 77a9d8
  3. 86b2dc
  4. 95bce1
  5. a4c5e6
  6. b3cfea
  7. c2d8ee
  8. d1e2f3
  9. e0ecf7
  10. f0f5fb

Darker: #689fd3 mixed with black

  1. 689fd3
  2. 598ab7
  3. 4b759c
  4. 3e6182
  5. 304d69
  6. 243b51
  7. 18293a
  8. 0c1824
  9. 040910
  10. 000102

Calmer: #689fd3 with less saturation

  1. 689fd3
  2. 6e9fcd
  3. 739ec8
  4. 799ec2
  5. 7e9ebd
  6. 839db7
  7. 889db1
  8. 8c9cab
  9. 919ba6
  10. 959aa0

Questions about #689fd3

What color is #689fd3?

#689fd3 is soft blue. The closest named color is Blue Electress. In RGB it is rgb(104, 159, 211), in HSL hsl(209.16, 54.87%, 61.76%) and in OKLCH oklch(68.518% 0.09672 248.069).

What colors go well with #689fd3?

The complementary color of #689fd3 is #c18e55. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #48a8c2 and #8c94d5. The triadic partners are #cd808e and #88a563.

Is white or black text more readable on #689fd3?

Black text reads better on #689fd3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and black gives 7.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #689fd3 a warm or cool color?

#689fd3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 68.5% and its chroma 0.097.