Close to Cornflower Blue
#669DFD
#669DFD is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 40% red, 61.6% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 218°, with 97% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #669DFD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.69:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.81:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.69:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.81:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #669DFD as they’d see it.
#669DFD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #669DFD
What color is #669DFD?
#669DFD is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 40% red, 61.6% green, and 99.2% blue. Its hue is 218°, with 97% saturation and 70% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #669DFD in RGB?
#669DFD is rgb(102, 157, 253): 102 red, 157 green, and 253 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #669DFD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(60, 38, 0, 1). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #669DFD?
PANTONE 279 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #669DFD?
Its complement #C6963A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.