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Recognised as Colour

#68A8FA

  • #68A8FA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#68A8FA is a blue with RGB values 104, 168, 250 and HSL 214°, 94%, 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

#68A8FA#68A8FA
HEX#68A8FA
RGBrgb(104, 168, 250)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.6588, 0.9804
RGB percentages40.8%, 65.9%, 98%
HSLhsl(213.7, 93.6%, 69.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(213.7, 58.4%, 98%)
CMYK58.4%, 32.8%, 0%, 2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,859,002
CSS custom property--colour: #68A8FA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3785WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1
Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#975705

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#86ADFDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#739FF8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.6 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 text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 8.8Dodgerblue · ΔE 19.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 21.9Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Light skyblue · ΔE 26.1Sky blue · ΔE 33.4
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 8.82, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FABA68
Analogous#68F1FA, #7168FA
Triadic#FA68A8, #A8FA68
Split complementary#FA7168, #F1FA68
Tetradic#FA68F1, #FABA68, #68FA71

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FCFDFF
Lighter +20%#CBE1FD
Lighter +10%#99C4FC
Darker −10%#378CF8
Darker −20%#086FF4
Darker −30%#0659C3
Darker −40%#054291
More saturated +25%#63A7FF
Less saturated −25%#7CAAE6

Channel breakdown

R104
G168
B250
Red104 (40.8%)
Green168 (65.9%)
Blue250 (98%)
Hue213.7°
Saturation (HSL)93.59%
Lightness69.41%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G A8 · B FA

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