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Recognised as Colour

#68D2E0

  • #68D2E0
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Sky blue

#68D2E0 is a cyan with RGB values 104, 210, 224 and HSL 187°, 66%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sky blue.

Colour values

#68D2E0#68D2E0
HEX#68D2E0
RGBrgb(104, 210, 224)
RGB (0–1)0.4078, 0.8235, 0.8784
RGB percentages40.8%, 82.4%, 87.8%
HSLhsl(187, 65.9%, 64.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187, 53.6%, 87.8%)
CMYK53.6%, 6.3%, 0%, 12.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer6,869,728
CSS custom property--colour: #68D2E0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54418WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.88:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.88:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#972D1F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C3CBE1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#B0BDE0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.9 from the original
Tritanopia#00DAD6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.88:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sky blue · ΔE 12.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.4Dark turquoise · ΔE 14Pale turquoise · ΔE 16.6Powder blue · ΔE 16.8Light blue · ΔE 17.3
Nearest named CSS colourSky blue (#87CEEB)ΔE 12.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E07668
Analogous#68E0B2, #6896E0
Triadic#E068D2, #D2E068
Split complementary#E06896, #E0B268
Tetradic#B268E0, #E07668, #96E068

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#E7F8FA
Lighter +20%#BDEBF1
Lighter +10%#92DFE9
Darker −10%#3EC5D7
Darker −20%#26AABC
Darker −30%#1E8491
Darker −40%#155D67
More saturated +25%#51E3F7
Less saturated −25%#7FC1C9

Channel breakdown

R104
G210
B224
Red104 (40.8%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue224 (87.8%)
Hue187°
Saturation (HSL)65.93%
Lightness64.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 68 · G D2 · B E0

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