#688ced

Color #688ced

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.38 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#688ced

RGB

rgb(104, 140, 237)

HSL

hsl(223.8, 78.7%, 66.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.8, 56.1%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.1%, 40.9%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(59.72, 15.45, -52.79)

LCH

lch(59.72, 55, 286.31)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.1502, 266.91)

HWB

hwb(223.8, 40.8%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edc968

Analogous

#68ceed

#688ced

#8768ed

Triadic

#688ced

#ed688c

#8ced68

Split-complementary

#688ced

#ed8768

#ceed68

Tetradic

#688ced

#c968ed

#edc968

#8ced68

Square

#688ced

#ed68ce

#edc968

#68ed87

Shades

Color #688ced mixed toward black.

#3565e7

#1849cb

#123698

#0c2466

#061233

Tints

Color #688ced mixed toward white.

#819ff0

#9ab2f3

#b4c6f6

#cdd9f9

#e6ecfc

Tones

Color #688ced mixed toward gray.

#7391e2

#7e96d7

#899bcc

#94a0c1

#a0a6b6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797adb · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#7774d6 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#6acac7 · ΔE 32.2

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 24.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #688ced;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#688ced]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#688ced (#688ced) is rgb(104, 140, 237) in RGB.

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

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