#688EA5#688EA5
#688EA5 is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.055 H 235.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #688EA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(104, 142, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 25%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 37%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37%, 13.9%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.08, -7.21, -16.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.08, 17.86, 246.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.71% -0.031 -0.0449) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.71% 0.055 235.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1712, 25.0044, 39.2481) |
| Luminance | 0.2501 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 3.92
Bluish Grey
#748B97
ΔE00 4.61
Greyish Blue
#5E819D
ΔE00 5.21
Steel
#738595
ΔE00 5.71
Lightslategray
#778899
ΔE00 5.76
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#688EA5 #A57F68
analogous
#68A59D #688EA5 #686FA5
triadic
#688EA5 #A5688E #8EA568
tetradic
#688EA5 #9D68A5 #A57F68 #6FA568
square
#688EA5 #9D68A5 #A57F68 #6FA568
split-complementary
#688EA5 #A5686F #A59D68
monochromatic
#374E5C #4E6E82 #688EA5 #8EABBC #B5C7D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#688EA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.00
#688EA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #688EA5
6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##688EA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##688EA5 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#838DA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B86A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#539495
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #688ea5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 142, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.055 235.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#95afbf',
500: '#688ea5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #688ea5; $custom-light: #95afbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#688ea5",
"rgb": {
"r": 104,
"g": 142,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.623,
"s": 25.311,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62705,
"c": 0.05462,
"h": 235.4
},
"luminance": 0.25006
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#688EA5
secondary
#C2B1A7
accent
#8966C2
background
#F9FAFB
surface
#F2F4F7
border
#CCCED0
text
#0D1012
muted
#7E7F81