#68acbd

Color #68acbd

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 10.05 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#68acbd

RGB

rgb(104, 172, 189)

HSL

hsl(192, 39.2%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192, 45%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(45%, 9%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(66.61, -17.01, -15.43)

LCH

lch(66.61, 22.97, 222.21)

OKLCH

oklch(70.6%, 0.0731, 215.54)

HWB

hwb(192, 40.8%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd7968

Analogous

#68bda4

#68acbd

#6882bd

Triadic

#68acbd

#bd68ac

#acbd68

Split-complementary

#68acbd

#bd6882

#bda468

Tetradic

#68acbd

#7968bd

#bd7968

#acbd68

Square

#68acbd

#a468bd

#bd7968

#82bd68

Shades

Color #68acbd mixed toward black.

#4a97aa

#3b7988

#2d5b66

#1e3c44

#0f1e22

Tints

Color #68acbd mixed toward white.

#81bac8

#9ac8d3

#b4d6de

#cde3e9

#e6f1f4

Tones

Color #68acbd mixed toward gray.

#6fa8b6

#76a4af

#7d9fa8

#849ba1

#8c979a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8bb9 · ΔE 23

Deuteranopia

#8781b8 · ΔE 24.6

Tritanopia

#6db6b5 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#a2a2a2 · ΔE 17.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #68acbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#68acbd]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#68acbd (#68acbd) is rgb(104, 172, 189) in RGB.

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

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