Close to Cornflower Blue
#689BEE
#689BEE is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 40.8% red, 60.8% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 217°, with 80% saturation and 67% 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 #689BEE.
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
2.80:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.51:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.80:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.51:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #689BEE as they’d see it.
#689BEE 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 #689BEE
What color is #689BEE?
#689BEE is a light, vivid blue, close to the color Cornflower Blue. In RGB it’s made of 40.8% red, 60.8% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 217°, with 80% saturation and 67% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #689BEE in RGB?
#689BEE is rgb(104, 155, 238): 104 red, 155 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #689BEE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(56, 35, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #689BEE?
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 #689BEE?
Its complement #C09346 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.