#688abb

Color #688abb

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 7.43 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#688abb

RGB

rgb(104, 138, 187)

HSL

hsl(215.4, 37.9%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.4, 44.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.4%, 26.2%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(56.79, 1.25, -29.34)

LCH

lch(56.79, 29.37, 272.44)

OKLCH

oklch(62.8%, 0.0838, 257.46)

HWB

hwb(215.4, 40.8%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb9968

Analogous

#68b4bb

#688abb

#7068bb

Triadic

#688abb

#bb688a

#8abb68

Split-complementary

#688abb

#bb7068

#b4bb68

Tetradic

#688abb

#9968bb

#bb9968

#8abb68

Square

#688abb

#bb68b4

#bb9968

#68bb70

Shades

Color #688abb mixed toward black.

#4b71a7

#3c5a86

#2d4464

#1e2d43

#0f1721

Tints

Color #688abb mixed toward white.

#819ec6

#9ab1d2

#b4c5dd

#cdd8e8

#e6ecf4

Tones

Color #688abb mixed toward gray.

#6f8bb4

#768dad

#7d8ea6

#848f9f

#8b9099

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.94:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7879b1 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#7674ae · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#6aa8a6 · ΔE 22.1

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 17.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #688abb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#688abb]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#688abb (#688abb) is rgb(104, 138, 187) in RGB.

No, #688abb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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