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Recognised as Colour

#68A8F9

  • #68A8F9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#68A8F9 is a blue with RGB values 104, 168, 249 and HSL 214°, 92%, 69%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#68A8F9#68A8F9
HEX#68A8F9
RGBrgb(104, 168, 249)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.6588, 0.9765
RGB percentages40.8%, 65.9%, 97.6%
HSLhsl(213.5, 92.4%, 69.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.5, 58.2%, 97.6%)
CMYK58.2%, 32.5%, 0%, 2.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,859,001
CSS custom property--colour: #68A8F9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.56:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#975706

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86ADFCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#739FF7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00BAC5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.56:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 9.1Dodgerblue · ΔE 20.2Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.5Steel blue · ΔE 22.2Light skyblue · ΔE 25.6Sky blue · ΔE 32.9
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 9.15, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#F9B968
Analogous#68F1F9, #7168F9
Triadic#F968A8, #A8F968
Split complementary#F97168, #F1F968
Tetradic#F968F1, #F9B968, #68F971

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBFDFF
Lighter +20%#CAE1FD
Lighter +10%#99C4FB
Darker −10%#378CF7
Darker −20%#0A70F1
Darker −30%#0859C0
Darker −40%#06428F
More saturated +25%#62A7FF
Less saturated −25%#7CAAE5

Channel breakdown

R104
G168
B249
Red104 (40.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue249 (97.6%)
Hue213.52°
Saturation (HSL)92.36%
Lightness69.22%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G A8 · B F9

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