#68b1d7

Color #68b1d7

A moderately saturated light blue.

Closest named color Light Sky Blue #87cefa · ΔE 11.11 Nearest Tailwind class sky-400 #00bcff · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#68b1d7

RGB

rgb(104, 177, 215)

HSL

hsl(200.5, 58.1%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.5, 51.6%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.6%, 17.7%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(68.96, -12.35, -26.2)

LCH

lch(68.96, 28.96, 244.76)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.0916, 232.63)

HWB

hwb(200.5, 40.8%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d78e68

Analogous

#68d7c5

#68b1d7

#6879d7

Triadic

#68b1d7

#d768b1

#b1d768

Split-complementary

#68b1d7

#d76879

#d7c568

Tetradic

#68b1d7

#8e68d7

#d78e68

#b1d768

Square

#68b1d7

#c568d7

#d78e68

#79d768

Shades

Color #68b1d7 mixed toward black.

#3e9bcc

#2d7ea8

#215e7e

#163f54

#0b1f2a

Tints

Color #68b1d7 mixed toward white.

#81bede

#9acbe4

#b3d8eb

#cde5f2

#e6f2f8

Tones

Color #68b1d7 mixed toward gray.

#71aece

#7aabc4

#84a8bb

#8da5b2

#96a2a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8e8ecf · ΔE 19.3

Deuteranopia

#8983cd · ΔE 21.2

Tritanopia

#6dc8c6 · ΔE 16

Achromatopsia

#a8a8a8 · ΔE 18.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #68b1d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#68b1d7]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#68b1d7 (#68b1d7) is rgb(104, 177, 215) in RGB.

No, #68b1d7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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