#68A3BD#68A3BD
#68A3BD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.328; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.072 H 227.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #68A3BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(104, 163, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 39%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 45%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45%, 13.8%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.01, -12.21, -19.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.01, 22.90, 237.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.48% -0.0486 -0.0535) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.48% 0.072 227.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9881, 32.8096, 52.9923) |
| Luminance | 0.3281 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 2.96
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 5.85
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.55
Blue Grey
#758DA3
ΔE00 9.65
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.84
Bluish Grey
#748B97
ΔE00 10.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#68A3BD #BD8268
analogous
#68BDAD #68A3BD #6878BD
triadic
#68A3BD #BD68A3 #A3BD68
tetradic
#68A3BD #AD68BD #BD8268 #78BD68
square
#68A3BD #AD68BD #BD8268 #78BD68
split-complementary
#68A3BD #BD6878 #BDAD68
monochromatic
#346277 #4786A1 #68A3BD #93BDD0 #BDD7E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#68A3BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.56
#68A3BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #68A3BD
7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##68A3BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##68A3BD | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.56 | 7.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A1BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8997BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#42ABAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #68a3bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 163, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.072 227.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#97bed1',
500: '#68a3bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #68a3bd; $custom-light: #97bed1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#68a3bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 104,
"g": 163,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.353,
"s": 39.171,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68478,
"c": 0.07231,
"h": 227.8
},
"luminance": 0.32812
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#68A3BD
secondary
#D2BAAF
accent
#7D59CF
background
#F9FBFC
surface
#F2F6F9
border
#CCD0D2
text
#0E1214
muted
#7E8182