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Colour

#68B3FF

  • #68B3FF
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cornflower blue

#68B3FF is a blue with RGB values 104, 179, 255 and HSL 210°, 100%, 70%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cornflower blue.

Colour values

#68B3FF#68B3FF
HEX#68B3FF
RGBrgb(104, 179, 255)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.702, 1
RGB percentages40.8%, 70.2%, 100%
HSLhsl(210.2, 100%, 70.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(210.2, 59.2%, 100%)
CMYK59.2%, 29.8%, 0%, 0%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,861,823
CSS custom property--colour: #68B3FF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.42403WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness171.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.22:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A9A9A9
Inverted#974C00

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#93B6FFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#7FA8FDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00C5CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.22:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cornflower blue · ΔE 14.9Deep skyblue · ΔE 16.5Light skyblue · ΔE 20.6Steel blue · ΔE 22.6Dodgerblue · ΔE 24.9Sky blue · ΔE 28.1
Nearest named CSS colourCornflower blue (#6495ED)ΔE 14.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#FFB468
Analogous#68FEFF, #6968FF
Triadic#FF68B3, #B3FF68
Split complementary#FF6868, #FEFF68
Tetradic#FF68FE, #FFB468, #68FF68

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#CEE6FF
Lighter +10%#9BCDFF
Darker −10%#3599FF
Darker −20%#0280FF
Darker −30%#0066CE
Darker −40%#004D9B
More saturated +25%#68B3FF
Less saturated −25%#7BB3EC

Channel breakdown

R104
G179
B255
Red104 (40.8%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue255 (100%)
Hue210.2°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness70.39%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G B3 · B FF

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