#688ec2

Color #688ec2

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 7.74 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#688ec2

RGB

rgb(104, 142, 194)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 42.5%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 46.4%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.4%, 26.8%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(58.21, 0.99, -31.1)

LCH

lch(58.21, 31.12, 271.82)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.0894, 256.41)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 40.8%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c29c68

Analogous

#68bbc2

#688ec2

#6f68c2

Triadic

#688ec2

#c2688e

#8ec268

Split-complementary

#688ec2

#c26f68

#bbc268

Tetradic

#688ec2

#9c68c2

#c29c68

#8ec268

Square

#688ec2

#c268bb

#c29c68

#68c26f

Shades

Color #688ec2 mixed toward black.

#4774b1

#395d8d

#2b466a

#1d2e47

#0e1723

Tints

Color #688ec2 mixed toward white.

#81a1cc

#9ab4d6

#b3c6e1

#cdd9eb

#e6ecf5

Tones

Color #688ec2 mixed toward gray.

#6f8fba

#7790b3

#7e91ab

#8693a4

#8d949c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7bb7 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#7875b4 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#6aaeac · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #688ec2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#688ec2]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#688ec2 (#688ec2) is rgb(104, 142, 194) in RGB.

No, #688ec2 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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