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Colour

#68ADE9

  • #68ADE9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Deep skyblue

#68ADE9 is a blue with RGB values 104, 173, 233 and HSL 208°, 75%, 66%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#68ADE9#68ADE9
HEX#68ADE9
RGBrgb(104, 173, 233)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.6784, 0.9137
RGB percentages40.8%, 67.8%, 91.4%
HSLhsl(207.9, 74.6%, 66.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(207.9, 55.4%, 91.4%)
CMYK55.4%, 25.8%, 0%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,860,265
CSS custom property--colour: #68ADE9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38713WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness164.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.74:1
Contrast with white2.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#975216

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#94AEECno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 11.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#82A1E8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 12.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBC2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 38.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.7Light skyblue · ΔE 15.1Steel blue · ΔE 16.7Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.1Sky blue · ΔE 21.3Light steelblue · ΔE 23.9
Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.67, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E9A468
Analogous#68E9E5, #686CE9
Triadic#E968AD, #ADE968
Split complementary#E9686D, #E9E568
Tetradic#E468E9, #E9A468, #6CE968

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#EEF6FC
Lighter +20%#C1DDF6
Lighter +10%#95C5EF
Darker −10%#3B95E3
Darker −20%#1E7CCD
Darker −30%#1761A1
Darker −40%#114674
More saturated +25%#52AFFF
Less saturated −25%#7EABD3

Channel breakdown

R104
G173
B233
Red104 (40.8%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue233 (91.4%)
Hue207.91°
Saturation (HSL)74.57%
Lightness66.08%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G AD · B E9

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