What color is #689FFF?

#689FFF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Fennel Flower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #689FFF?

The RGB value is 104, 159, 255: 104 red, 159 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #689FFF?

The complementary color is #FFC868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #689FFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#689FFF color

#689FFF rgb(104, 159, 255)

Shades of blue

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 62.4% green and 100% blue (104, 159, 255).

Its hue angle is 218°, 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 Fennel Flower (#77AAFF), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#689FFF color codes

HEX	`#689FFF`
RGB	`rgb(104, 159, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 62.4%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 100%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 59%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 38%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.71, 10.05, -53.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.71, 54.09, 280.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.151, 34.956, 99.43)`
Decimal	`6856703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #689FFF, 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 #689FFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#689FFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #689FFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #689fff; }
.text { color: #689fff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #689fff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 159 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #689fff, #7d68ff); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #689FFF?: #689FFF is a light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Fennel Flower. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #689FFF?: The RGB value is 104, 159, 255: 104 red, 159 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #689FFF?: The complementary color is #FFC868, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #689FFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.