Information about Light Brilliant Cobalt Blue color

#659FFF - Light Brilliant Cobalt Blue color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #659FFF ("Light Brilliant Cobalt Blue") belongs to the Azure Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(101, 159, 255) (39.6% red, 62.4% green, 100% blue), or CMYK 60 / 38 / 0 / 0 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#659FFF presents itself as a maximally vivid azure — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Light Brilliant Azure (#65B2FF). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Brilliant Sapphire Blue (#658BFF) and Cornflower Blue (#6495ED).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(101, 159, 255)), which gives #659FFF its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #659FFF: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. The name "Light Brilliant Cobalt Blue" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Light Brilliant Cobalt Blue color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

Light Brilliant Cobalt Blue color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Light Brilliant Cobalt Blue

#659FFF
#84B3FF

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#A3C6FF

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#C1D9FF

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#E0ECFF

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White

#FFFFFF

Light Brilliant Cobalt Blue color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Light Brilliant Cobalt Blue

#659FFF
#1E74FF

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#0052D6

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#00368E

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#001B47

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Black

#000000

Light Brilliant Cobalt Blue color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Light Brilliant Cobalt Blue

#659FFF
#6298ED

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#6390D8

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#6989BE

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#7284A1

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Grey

#808080

Light Brilliant Cobalt Blue color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#E265FF

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#A565FF

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#6865FF

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Light Brilliant Cobalt Blue

#659FFF
#65DDFF

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#65FFE2

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#65FFA5

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Light Brilliant Cobalt Blue color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
#659FFF
Light Brilliant Cobalt Blue

#659FFF

#FFC466
#FFC466

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
#659FFF
Light Brilliant Cobalt Blue

#659FFF

#EDFF66
#EDFF66

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#FF7866
#FF7866

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
#7866FF
#7866FF

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#659FFF
Light Brilliant Cobalt Blue

#659FFF

#66EDFF
#66EDFF

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#659FFF
Light Brilliant Cobalt Blue

#659FFF

#FF66A1
#FF66A1

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#A1FF66
#A1FF66

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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#659FFF
Light Brilliant Cobalt Blue

#659FFF

#C466FF
#C466FF

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#FFC466
#FFC466

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#A1FF66
#A1FF66

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#659FFF
Light Brilliant Cobalt Blue

#659FFF

#FF66ED
#FF66ED

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#FFC466
#FFC466

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#66FF78
#66FF78

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Nearest named colors to Light Brilliant Cobalt Blue

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Light Brilliant Azure color link
Light Brilliant Azure

#65B2FF

Light Brilliant Sapphire Blue color link
Light Brilliant Sapphire Blue

#658BFF

Cornflower Blue color link
Cornflower Blue

#6495ED

premia color link
premia

#5294FF

Blue Jeans color link
Blue Jeans

#5DADEC

Jay's Blue color link
Jay's Blue

#688CEC

Argentinian Blue color link
Argentinian Blue

#6CB4EE

French Sky Blue color link
French Sky Blue

#77B5FE

United Nations Blue color link
United Nations Blue

#5B92E5

Soft Blue color link
Soft Blue

#6488EA

Very Light Azure color link
Very Light Azure

#74BBFB

Google Chrome Blue color link
Google Chrome Blue

#4C8BF5

Light Brilliant Cobalt Blue color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#659FFF
  • RGB101, 159, 255
  • CMYK60, 38, 0, 0
  • CSSrgb(101, 159, 255)
  • HSL217°, 100%, 70%
  • HSL Precise217.403°, 100%, 69.804%
  • HSV217°, 60%, 100%
  • HSB217°, 60%, 100%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)1.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.396, 0.624, 1.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.396, 0.624, 1.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.396, 0.624, 1.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB100%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID659FFF
  • DECIMAL ID6660095
  • Name Length27
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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