#688EA6#688EA6
#688EA6 is a light, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.056 H 236.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #688EA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(104, 142, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 26%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 37%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.3%, 14.5%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.12, -6.94, -16.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.12, 18.23, 247.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.75% -0.0307 -0.0464) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.75% 0.056 236.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2626, 25.0410, 39.7293) |
| Luminance | 0.2504 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 3.74
Bluish Grey
#748B97
ΔE00 4.86
Greyish Blue
#5E819D
ΔE00 5.04
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.42
Lightslategray
#778899
ΔE00 5.70
Steel
#738595
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#688EA6 #A68068
analogous
#68A69F #688EA6 #686FA6
triadic
#688EA6 #A6688E #8EA668
tetradic
#688EA6 #9F68A6 #A68068 #6FA668
square
#688EA6 #9F68A6 #A68068 #6FA668
split-complementary
#688EA6 #A6686F #A69F68
monochromatic
#374E5D #4D6E83 #688EA6 #8FABBD #B5C8D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#688EA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.01
#688EA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #688EA6
6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##688EA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##688EA6 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 6.01 | 6.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#838DA7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B86A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#529496
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #688ea6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 142, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.056 236.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#95afc0',
500: '#688ea6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #688ea6; $custom-light: #95afc0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#688ea6",
"rgb": {
"r": 104,
"g": 142,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.226,
"s": 25.833,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62745,
"c": 0.05561,
"h": 236.5
},
"luminance": 0.25042
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#688EA6
secondary
#C2B2A7
accent
#8966C2
background
#F9FAFB
surface
#F2F4F7
border
#CCCED0
text
#0D1012
muted
#7E7F81