Recognised as Colour

#68688E

#68688E
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#68688E is a blue with RGB values 104, 104, 142 and HSL 240°, 15%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#68688E#68688E

HEX#68688E

RGBrgb(104, 104, 142)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4078, 0.5569

RGB percentages40.8%, 40.8%, 55.7%

HSLhsl(240, 15.4%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(240, 26.8%, 55.7%)

CMYK26.8%, 26.8%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,842,510

CSS custom property--colour: #68688E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.14797WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness109 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.3:1

Contrast with white5.3:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B

Inverted#979771

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5E6D90no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#5D6A8Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Tritanopia#5F6F75no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.96:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 16.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 18.2 Steel blue · ΔE 18.7 Dim grey · ΔE 22.7 Gray · ΔE 24.1 Dark slate grey · ΔE 30.3

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 16.86, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#8E8E68

Analogous#687B8E, #7B688E

Triadic#8E6868, #688E68

Split complementary#8E7B68, #7B8E68

Tetradic#8E687B, #8E8E68, #688E7B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DCDCE6

Lighter +30%#BFBFD0

Lighter +20%#A1A1BB

Lighter +10%#8484A5

Darker −10%#525271

Darker −20%#3D3D53

Darker −30%#272736

Darker −40%#121218

More saturated +25%#4949AD

Less saturated −25%#7B7B7B

Channel breakdown

R104

G104

B142

Red104 (40.8%)

Green104 (40.8%)

Blue142 (55.7%)

Hue240°

Saturation (HSL)15.45%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G 68 · B 8E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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