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Recognised as Colour

#68CDE1

  • #68CDE1
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#68CDE1 is a cyan with RGB values 104, 205, 225 and HSL 190°, 67%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#68CDE1#68CDE1
HEX#68CDE1
RGBrgb(104, 205, 225)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.8039, 0.8824
RGB percentages40.8%, 80.4%, 88.2%
HSLhsl(189.9, 66.9%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.9, 53.8%, 88.2%)
CMYK53.8%, 8.9%, 0%, 11.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,868,449
CSS custom property--colour: #68CDE1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.52042WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.41:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B9B9B9
Inverted#97321E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BDC7E2no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 26.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#ABB9E1no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Tritanopia#00D5D3no 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 text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 9.6Light blue · ΔE 16.4Light skyblue · ΔE 16.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 17Dark turquoise · ΔE 17.1Powder blue · ΔE 17.2
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 9.64, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E17C68
Analogous#68E1B9, #6890E1
Triadic#E168CD, #CDE168
Split complementary#E16890, #E1B968
Tetradic#B968E1, #E17C68, #90E168

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E8F7FA
Lighter +20%#BDE9F2
Lighter +10%#93DBE9
Darker −10%#3DBFD9
Darker −20%#26A4BD
Darker −30%#1D7F93
Darker −40%#155A68
More saturated +25%#51DCF8
Less saturated −25%#7FBECA

Channel breakdown

R104
G205
B225
Red104 (40.8%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue225 (88.2%)
Hue189.92°
Saturation (HSL)66.85%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G CD · B E1

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