What color is #689EFF?

#689EFF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #689EFF?

The RGB value is 104, 158, 255: 104 red, 158 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689EFF?

The complementary color is #FFC968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689EFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689EFF color

#689EFF rgb(104, 158, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #689EFF is a light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 62% green and 100% blue (104, 158, 255).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 100% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 38% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Cornflower Blue (#6495ED), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#689EFF color codes

HEX	`#689EFF`
RGB	`rgb(104, 158, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 62%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 59%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 38%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.45, 10.63, -53.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.45, 54.62, 281.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.979, 34.614, 99.373)`
Decimal	`6856447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689EFF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #689EFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#689EFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #689EFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689eff; }
.text { color: #689eff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689eff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 158 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689eff, #7d68ff); }

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Questions

What color is #689EFF?: #689EFF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Cornflower Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #689EFF?: The RGB value is 104, 158, 255: 104 red, 158 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689EFF?: The complementary color is #FFC968, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689EFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.