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Recognised as Colour

#68ACC2

  • #68ACC2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#68ACC2 is a cyan with RGB values 104, 172, 194 and HSL 195°, 42%, 58%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#68ACC2#68ACC2
HEX#68ACC2
RGBrgb(104, 172, 194)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.6745, 0.7608
RGB percentages40.8%, 67.5%, 76.1%
HSLhsl(194.7, 42.5%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(194.7, 46.4%, 76.1%)
CMYK46.4%, 11.3%, 0%, 23.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,859,970
CSS custom property--colour: #68ACC2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36343WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness157.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.27:1
Contrast with white2.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#97533D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9FA8C3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#919EC2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#3CB3B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.6Sky blue · ΔE 12.9Light skyblue · ΔE 17.4Light slate grey · ΔE 18.5Light steelblue · ΔE 18.7Light blue · ΔE 18.8
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#C27E68
Analogous#68C2AB, #687FC2
Triadic#C268AC, #ACC268
Split complementary#C2687F, #C2AB68
Tetradic#AB68C2, #C27E68, #7FC268

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F9FCFD
Lighter +30%#D5E8EE
Lighter +20%#B1D4DF
Lighter +10%#8CC0D1
Darker −10%#4796B0
Darker −20%#38778C
Darker −30%#2A5867
Darker −40%#1B3943
More saturated +25%#4EBADC
Less saturated −25%#839EA7

Channel breakdown

R104
G172
B194
Red104 (40.8%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue194 (76.1%)
Hue194.67°
Saturation (HSL)42.45%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G AC · B C2

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