#688eb5

Color #688eb5

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.34 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#688eb5

RGB

rgb(104, 142, 181)

HSL

hsl(210.4, 34.2%, 55.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.4, 42.5%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(42.5%, 21.5%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(57.68, -2.78, -24.55)

LCH

lch(57.68, 24.71, 263.54)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.0726, 249.69)

HWB

hwb(210.4, 40.8%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b58f68

Analogous

#68b4b5

#688eb5

#6968b5

Triadic

#688eb5

#b5688e

#8eb568

Split-complementary

#688eb5

#b56968

#b4b568

Tetradic

#688eb5

#8f68b5

#b58f68

#8eb568

Square

#688eb5

#b568b4

#b58f68

#68b569

Shades

Color #688eb5 mixed toward black.

#4e769f

#3f5f80

#2f4760

#1f2f40

#101820

Tints

Color #688eb5 mixed toward white.

#81a1c1

#9ab4ce

#b4c7da

#cdd9e6

#e6ecf3

Tones

Color #688eb5 mixed toward gray.

#6e8eaf

#758ea8

#7b8ea2

#828e9b

#888e95

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7bad · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#7875aa · ΔE 13.5

Tritanopia

#6aa6a4 · ΔE 19

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #688eb5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#688eb5]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#688eb5 (#688eb5) is rgb(104, 142, 181) in RGB.

No, #688eb5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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