Colour

#688EFC

#688EFC
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Dodgerblue

#688EFC is a blue with RGB values 104, 142, 252 and HSL 225°, 96%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dodgerblue.

Colour values

#688EFC#688EFC

HEX#688EFC

RGBrgb(104, 142, 252)

RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.5569, 0.9882

RGB percentages40.8%, 55.7%, 98.8%

HSLhsl(224.6, 96.1%, 69.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(224.6, 58.7%, 98.8%)

CMYK58.7%, 43.7%, 0%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer6,852,348

CSS custom property--colour: #688EFC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29317WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness149.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.86:1

Contrast with white3.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.86:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#8E8E8E

Inverted#977103

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5C9AFFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#468DFAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00A7B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.06:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dodgerblue · ΔE 10.3 Cornflower blue · ΔE 13.7 Royal blue · ΔE 16.3 Medium purple · ΔE 20.7 Slate blue · ΔE 23.2 Medium slateblue · ΔE 24.6

Nearest named CSS colourDodgerblue (#1E90FF)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#FCD668

Analogous#68D8FC, #8C68FC

Triadic#FC688E, #8EFC68

Split complementary#FC8C68, #D8FC68

Tetradic#FC68D8, #FCD668, #68FC8C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FEFEFF

Lighter +20%#CCD9FE

Lighter +10%#9AB3FD

Darker −10%#3669FB

Darker −20%#0544F9

Darker −30%#0436C7

Darker −40%#032895

More saturated +25%#658DFF

Less saturated −25%#7B97E9

Channel breakdown

R104

G142

B252

Red104 (40.8%)

Green142 (55.7%)

Blue252 (98.8%)

Hue224.59°

Saturation (HSL)96.1%

Lightness69.8%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 68 · G 8E · B FC

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