#68accc

Color #68accc

A moderately saturated light cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 12.36 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#68accc

RGB

rgb(104, 172, 204)

HSL

hsl(199.2, 49.5%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.2, 49%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(49%, 15.7%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(67.13, -12.83, -22.95)

LCH

lch(67.13, 26.29, 240.79)

OKLCH

oklch(71.1%, 0.0833, 229.77)

HWB

hwb(199.2, 40.8%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cc8868

Analogous

#68ccba

#68accc

#687acc

Triadic

#68accc

#cc68ac

#accc68

Split-complementary

#68accc

#cc687a

#ccba68

Tetradic

#68accc

#8868cc

#cc8868

#accc68

Square

#68accc

#ba68cc

#cc8868

#7acc68

Shades

Color #68accc mixed toward black.

#4297bf

#34799a

#275b73

#1a3c4d

#0d1e26

Tints

Color #68accc mixed toward white.

#81bad5

#9ac8dd

#b4d6e6

#cde3ee

#e6f1f7

Tones

Color #68accc mixed toward gray.

#70a9c4

#79a6bb

#81a3b3

#89a0ab

#929da2

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8bc5 · ΔE 19.5

Deuteranopia

#8781c3 · ΔE 21.2

Tritanopia

#6dbfbe · ΔE 13.9

Achromatopsia

#a3a3a3 · ΔE 17.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #68accc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#68accc]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#68accc (#68accc) is rgb(104, 172, 204) in RGB.

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

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