#688ec5

Color #688ec5

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.37 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#688ec5

RGB

rgb(104, 142, 197)

HSL

hsl(215.5, 44.5%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.5, 47.2%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.2%, 27.9%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(58.34, 1.87, -32.6)

LCH

lch(58.34, 32.65, 273.28)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.0934, 257.57)

HWB

hwb(215.5, 40.8%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c59f68

Analogous

#68bcc5

#688ec5

#7068c5

Triadic

#688ec5

#c5688e

#8ec568

Split-complementary

#688ec5

#c57068

#bcc568

Tetradic

#688ec5

#9f68c5

#c59f68

#8ec568

Square

#688ec5

#c568bc

#c59f68

#68c570

Shades

Color #688ec5 mixed toward black.

#4673b5

#385c91

#2a456d

#1c2e48

#0e1724

Tints

Color #688ec5 mixed toward white.

#81a1cf

#9ab4d8

#b3c6e2

#cdd9ec

#e6ecf5

Tones

Color #688ec5 mixed toward gray.

#708fbd

#7791b5

#7f92ae

#8794a6

#8f959e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.26:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7a7bba · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#7875b7 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#6ab0ae · ΔE 23.2

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 18.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #688ec5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#688ec5]

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

#688ec5 (#688ec5) is rgb(104, 142, 197) in RGB.

No, #688ec5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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