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Recognised as Colour

#68D1E3

  • #68D1E3
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#68D1E3 is a cyan with RGB values 104, 209, 227 and HSL 189°, 69%, 65%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#68D1E3#68D1E3
HEX#68D1E3
RGBrgb(104, 209, 227)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.8196, 0.8902
RGB percentages40.8%, 82%, 89%
HSLhsl(188.8, 68.7%, 64.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.8, 54.2%, 89%)
CMYK54.2%, 7.9%, 0%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,869,475
CSS custom property--colour: #68D1E3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5409WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.82:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#972E1C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1CAE4no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEBCE3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00D9D6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 11.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.5Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.7Light blue · ΔE 16.9Powder blue · ΔE 17Pale turquoise · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 11.06, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E37A68
Analogous#68E3B7, #6894E3
Triadic#E368D1, #D1E368
Split complementary#E36894, #E3B768
Tetradic#B768E3, #E37A68, #94E368

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E9F8FB
Lighter +20%#BEEBF3
Lighter +10%#93DEEB
Darker −10%#3DC4DB
Darker −20%#24AAC1
Darker −30%#1C8496
Darker −40%#145E6B
More saturated +25%#52E1F9
Less saturated −25%#7EC1CD

Channel breakdown

R104
G209
B227
Red104 (40.8%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue227 (89%)
Hue188.78°
Saturation (HSL)68.72%
Lightness64.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G D1 · B E3

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