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Colour

#68AED6

  • #68AED6
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light skyblue

#68AED6 is a blue with RGB values 104, 174, 214 and HSL 202°, 57%, 62%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light skyblue.

Colour values

#68AED6#68AED6
HEX#68AED6
RGBrgb(104, 174, 214)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.6824, 0.8392
RGB percentages40.8%, 68.2%, 83.9%
HSLhsl(201.8, 57.3%, 62.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(201.8, 51.4%, 83.9%)
CMYK51.4%, 18.7%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,860,502
CSS custom property--colour: #68AED6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3807WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.61:1
Contrast with white2.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A2A2A2
Inverted#975129

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#9BADD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8CA1D5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.3 from the original
Tritanopia#28B9BBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 28.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light skyblue · ΔE 11.7Sky blue · ΔE 13.1Deep skyblue · ΔE 17.5Steel blue · ΔE 17.8Light steelblue · ΔE 18.5Light slate grey · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourLight skyblue (#87CEFA)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D69068
Analogous#68D6C7, #6877D6
Triadic#D668AE, #AED668
Split complementary#D66877, #D6C768
Tetradic#C768D6, #D69068, #77D668

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E0EFF7
Lighter +20%#B8D9EC
Lighter +10%#90C4E1
Darker −10%#4098CB
Darker −20%#2E7DAA
Darker −30%#235F82
Darker −40%#18425A
More saturated +25%#50B5EE
Less saturated −25%#80A7BE

Channel breakdown

R104
G174
B214
Red104 (40.8%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue214 (83.9%)
Hue201.82°
Saturation (HSL)57.29%
Lightness62.35%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G AE · B D6

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