#68a6e2

Color #68a6e2

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.48 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#68a6e2

RGB

rgb(104, 166, 226)

HSL

hsl(209.5, 67.8%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.5, 54%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(54%, 26.5%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(66.29, -3.05, -36.37)

LCH

lch(66.29, 36.5, 265.21)

OKLCH

oklch(70.8%, 0.1093, 248.88)

HWB

hwb(209.5, 40.8%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2a468

Analogous

#68e2e1

#68a6e2

#6869e2

Triadic

#68a6e2

#e268a6

#a6e268

Split-complementary

#68a6e2

#e26869

#e2e168

Tetradic

#68a6e2

#a468e2

#e2a468

#a6e268

Square

#68a6e2

#e168e2

#e2a468

#69e268

Shades

Color #68a6e2 mixed toward black.

#3a8bd9

#236fb9

#1b538a

#12385c

#091c2e

Tints

Color #68a6e2 mixed toward white.

#81b5e7

#9ac4ec

#b3d3f1

#cde1f5

#e6f0fa

Tones

Color #68a6e2 mixed toward gray.

#72a6d8

#7ca6ce

#86a5c4

#91a5b9

#9ba5af

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8788d5 · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#847fd2 · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#6ccbc8 · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#a1a1a1 · ΔE 20.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #68a6e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#68a6e2]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#68a6e2 (#68a6e2) is rgb(104, 166, 226) in RGB.

No, #68a6e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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