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Recognised as Colour

#68A5FA

  • #68A5FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#68A5FA is a blue with RGB values 104, 165, 250 and HSL 215°, 94%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#68A5FA#68A5FA
HEX#68A5FA
RGBrgb(104, 165, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.6471, 0.9804
RGB percentages40.8%, 64.7%, 98%
HSLhsl(214.9, 93.6%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(214.9, 58.4%, 98%)
CMYK58.4%, 34%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,858,234
CSS custom property--colour: #68A5FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36755WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness162.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.35:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.35:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#975A05

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#81ABFEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#6E9DF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00B8C4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.35:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 6.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 17.7Steel blue · ΔE 23.5Deep skyblue · ΔE 24Light skyblue · ΔE 28.3Royal blue · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 6.83, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FABD68
Analogous#68EEFA, #7468FA
Triadic#FA68A5, #A5FA68
Split complementary#FA7468, #EEFA68
Tetradic#FA68EE, #FABD68, #68FA74

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFF
Lighter +20%#CBE0FD
Lighter +10%#99C2FC
Darker −10%#3788F8
Darker −20%#086BF4
Darker −30%#0655C3
Darker −40%#053F91
More saturated +25%#63A4FF
Less saturated −25%#7CA8E6

Channel breakdown

R104
G165
B250
Red104 (40.8%)
Green165 (64.7%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue214.93°
Saturation (HSL)93.59%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G A5 · B FA

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