Palettes / Colors / #679BCA

#679BCA — Muted Blue

#679BCA is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color CornflowerBlue (#6495ED). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: cornflowerblue (#6495ED) — not an exact match. CSS cornflowerblue gives you #6495ED, a different color; use #679BCA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#679BCA is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CA9668; it also sits naturally between #68CAC7 and #686BCA. 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 61% · Blue 79%

Cyan 49% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 21%

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

Previews

CSS code for #679BCA

.text { color: #679BCA; }
.background { background-color: #679BCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #679BCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(103, 155, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 48%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #679BCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(103, 155, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #679BCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(103, 155, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#679BCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#679BCA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CA9668:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #679BCA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #679BCA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #679BCA 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 #679BCA 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

← #679BC9  ·  #679BCB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #679BCA?

#679BCA is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 103, 155, 202). Its closest standard named color is CornflowerBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #679BCA?

#679BCA is RGB 103, 155, 202 — HSL 208°, 48%, 60% — CMYK 49%, 23%, 0%, 21%.

What colors go with #679BCA?

Its complement is #CA9668; analogous partners are #68CAC7 and #686BCA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #679BCA for text?

Black text on #679BCA has a contrast ratio of 7.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.95:1.