#688eab

Color #688eab

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 9.08 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 9.2

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Conversions

HEX

#688eab

RGB

rgb(104, 142, 171)

HSL

hsl(206, 28.5%, 53.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206, 39.2%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.2%, 17%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(57.3, -5.58, -19.44)

LCH

lch(57.3, 20.22, 253.98)

OKLCH

oklch(62.9%, 0.0608, 241.75)

HWB

hwb(206, 40.8%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab8568

Analogous

#68aba6

#688eab

#686cab

Triadic

#688eab

#ab688e

#8eab68

Split-complementary

#688eab

#ab686c

#aba668

Tetradic

#688eab

#8568ab

#ab8568

#8eab68

Square

#688eab

#a668ab

#ab8568

#6cab68

Shades

Color #688eab mixed toward black.

#527793

#425f76

#314758

#21303b

#10181d

Tints

Color #688eab mixed toward white.

#81a1b9

#9ab4c7

#b3c6d5

#cdd9e3

#e6ecf1

Tones

Color #688eab mixed toward gray.

#6e8da5

#738ca0

#798c9a

#7e8b95

#848a8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.05:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.05:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7ba5 · ΔE 14.3

Deuteranopia

#7875a3 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#6a9f9e · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 14.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #688eab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#688eab]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#688eab (#688eab) is rgb(104, 142, 171) in RGB.

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

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