#68acd3

Color #68acd3

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 12.51 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#68acd3

RGB

rgb(104, 172, 211)

HSL

hsl(201.9, 54.9%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.9, 50.7%, 82.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.7%, 18.5%, 0%, 17.3%)

LAB

lab(67.39, -10.82, -26.41)

LCH

lch(67.39, 28.54, 247.72)

OKLCH

oklch(71.4%, 0.0895, 235.1)

HWB

hwb(201.9, 40.8%, 17.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d38f68

Analogous

#68d3c5

#68acd3

#6877d3

Triadic

#68acd3

#d368ac

#acd368

Split-complementary

#68acd3

#d36877

#d3c568

Tetradic

#68acd3

#8f68d3

#d38f68

#acd368

Square

#68acd3

#c568d3

#d38f68

#77d368

Shades

Color #68acd3 mixed toward black.

#3f96c7

#2f79a3

#245a7a

#183c51

#0c1e29

Tints

Color #68acd3 mixed toward white.

#81bada

#9ac8e2

#b4d6e9

#cde3f0

#e6f1f8

Tones

Color #68acd3 mixed toward gray.

#71aaca

#7aa7c1

#83a5b8

#8ca2af

#95a0a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8b8bca · ΔE 18.3

Deuteranopia

#8781c8 · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#6dc3c2 · ΔE 16.2

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #68acd3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#68acd3]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#68acd3 (#68acd3) is rgb(104, 172, 211) in RGB.

No, #68acd3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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