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Recognised as Colour

#68788E

  • #68788E
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Slate grey

#68788E is a blue with RGB values 104, 120, 142 and HSL 215°, 15%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

#68788E#68788E
HEX#68788E
RGBrgb(104, 120, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.4706, 0.5569
RGB percentages40.8%, 47.1%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(214.7, 15.4%, 48.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.7, 26.8%, 55.7%)
CMYK26.8%, 15.5%, 0%, 44.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,846,606
CSS custom property--colour: #68788E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18329WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.67:1
Contrast with white4.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.67:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#978771

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#70798Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#6C758Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5E7D7Fno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.67:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 4.7Light slate grey · ΔE 6.8Gray · ΔE 14.4Dim grey · ΔE 14.9Steel blue · ΔE 18.8Cadetblue · ΔE 23.1
Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 4.69, a close match
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8E7E68
Analogous#688B8E, #6B688E
Triadic#8E6878, #788E68
Split complementary#8E6B68, #8B8E68
Tetradic#8E688B, #8E7E68, #688E6B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCE0E6
Lighter +30%#BFC6D0
Lighter +20%#A1ACBB
Lighter +10%#8492A5
Darker −10%#525F71
Darker −20%#3D4653
Darker −30%#272D36
Darker −40%#121418
More saturated +25%#4973AD
Less saturated −25%#7B7B7B

Channel breakdown

R104
G120
B142
Red104 (40.8%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue214.74°
Saturation (HSL)15.45%
Lightness48.24%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G 78 · B 8E

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