#688be5

Color #688be5

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 5.08 Nearest Tailwind class indigo-400 #7c86ff · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#688be5

RGB

rgb(104, 139, 229)

HSL

hsl(223.2, 70.6%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.2, 54.6%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.6%, 39.3%, 0%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(59.03, 13.5, -49.44)

LCH

lch(59.03, 51.25, 285.27)

OKLCH

oklch(65.1%, 0.1405, 266.53)

HWB

hwb(223.2, 40.8%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e5c268

Analogous

#68c9e5

#688be5

#8468e5

Triadic

#688be5

#e5688b

#8be568

Split-complementary

#688be5

#e58468

#c9e568

Tetradic

#688be5

#c268e5

#e5c268

#8be568

Square

#688be5

#e568c9

#e5c268

#68e584

Shades

Color #688be5 mixed toward black.

#3967dd

#214dbd

#18398e

#10265f

#08132f

Tints

Color #688be5 mixed toward white.

#819ee9

#9ab2ee

#b4c5f2

#cdd8f6

#e6ecfb

Tones

Color #688be5 mixed toward gray.

#7290db

#7d94d0

#8799c6

#929dbb

#9ca2b1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.41:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.41:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7979d4 · ΔE 8.5

Deuteranopia

#7774cf · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#6ac5c1 · ΔE 31.4

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #688be5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#688be5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#688be5 (#688be5) is rgb(104, 139, 229) in RGB.

No, #688be5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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