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Recognised as Colour

#68A9C2

  • #68A9C2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#68A9C2 is a cyan with RGB values 104, 169, 194 and HSL 197°, 42%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#68A9C2#68A9C2
HEX#68A9C2
RGBrgb(104, 169, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.6627, 0.7608
RGB percentages40.8%, 66.3%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(196.7, 42.5%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(196.7, 46.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK46.4%, 12.9%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,859,202
CSS custom property--colour: #68A9C2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.04:1
Contrast with white2.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.04:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#97563D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BA6C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#8E9CC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.9 from the original
Tritanopia#3DB1B1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.04:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 13.5Cadetblue · ΔE 14Light skyblue · ΔE 16.9Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5Light steelblue · ΔE 18.3Slate grey · ΔE 19.7
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 13.47, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C28168
Analogous#68C2AE, #687CC2
Triadic#C268A9, #A9C268
Split complementary#C2687C, #C2AE68
Tetradic#AE68C2, #C28168, #7CC268

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FCFD
Lighter +30%#D5E7EE
Lighter +20%#B1D2DF
Lighter +10%#8CBED1
Darker −10%#4793B0
Darker −20%#38748C
Darker −30%#2A5667
Darker −40%#1B3843
More saturated +25%#4EB5DC
Less saturated −25%#839DA7

Channel breakdown

R104
G169
B194
Red104 (40.8%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue196.67°
Saturation (HSL)42.45%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G A9 · B C2

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