#688d9b

Color #688d9b

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 7.06 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#688d9b

RGB

rgb(104, 141, 155)

HSL

hsl(196.5, 20.3%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.5, 32.9%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(32.9%, 9%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(56.44, -9.28, -11.56)

LCH

lch(56.44, 14.82, 231.24)

OKLCH

oklch(62.1%, 0.0461, 223.24)

HWB

hwb(196.5, 40.8%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9b7668

Analogous

#689b90

#688d9b

#68749b

Triadic

#688d9b

#9b688d

#8d9b68

Split-complementary

#688d9b

#9b6874

#9b9068

Tetradic

#688d9b

#76689b

#9b7668

#8d9b68

Square

#688d9b

#90689b

#9b7668

#749b68

Shades

Color #688d9b mixed toward black.

#567682

#455e68

#34474e

#222f34

#11181a

Tints

Color #688d9b mixed toward white.

#81a0ac

#9ab3bc

#b4c6cd

#cdd9de

#e6ecee

Tones

Color #688d9b mixed toward gray.

#6c8b97

#718993

#75878e

#79858a

#7d8386

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7a98 · ΔE 18

Deuteranopia

#787597 · ΔE 19.8

Tritanopia

#6a9595 · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 12.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #688d9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#688d9b]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#688d9b (#688d9b) is rgb(104, 141, 155) in RGB.

No, #688d9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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