Palettes / Colors / #668AFE

#668AFE — Light Vivid Blue

#668AFE is a blue color we call Light Vivid Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

#668AFE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #FEDB67; it also sits naturally between #67D6FE and #8F67FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 40% · Green 54% · Blue 100%

Cyan 60% · Magenta 46% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #668AFE

.text { color: #668AFE; }
.background { background-color: #668AFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #668AFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(102, 138, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(226, 99%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #668AFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(102, 138, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #668AFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(102, 138, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#668AFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#668AFE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEDB67:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #668AFE: #000000.

How #668AFE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #668AFE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #668AFE?

#668AFE is Light Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 102, 138, 254). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #668AFE?

#668AFE is RGB 102, 138, 254 — HSL 226°, 99%, 70% — CMYK 60%, 46%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #668AFE?

Its complement is #FEDB67; analogous partners are #67D6FE and #8F67FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #668AFE for text?

Black text on #668AFE has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.17:1.