#68A4E8#68A4E8
#68A4E8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.118 H 252.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #68A4E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(104, 164, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 74%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 55%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.2%, 29.3%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.00, -0.08, -40.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.00, 40.13, 269.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.61% -0.0354 -0.1129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.61% 0.118 252.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.5447, 35.3174, 81.3775) |
| Luminance | 0.3532 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 5.03
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.34
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 6.50
Carolina Blue
#8AB8FE
ΔE00 6.68
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 6.72
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#68A4E8 #E8AC68
analogous
#68E4E8 #68A4E8 #6C68E8
triadic
#68A4E8 #E868A4 #A4E868
tetradic
#68A4E8 #E868E4 #E8AC68 #68E86C
square
#68A4E8 #E868E4 #E8AC68 #68E86C
split-complementary
#68A4E8 #E86C68 #E4E868
monochromatic
#1C66B9 #3384E0 #68A4E8 #9DC4F0 #D2E4F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#68A4E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.06
#68A4E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #68A4E8
8.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##68A4E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##68A4E8 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.06 | 8.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#88A7EB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#789BE7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#03B4BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #68a4e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 164, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.118 252.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9bbeef',
500: '#68a4e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #68a4e8; $custom-light: #9bbeef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#68a4e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 104,
"g": 164,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.875,
"s": 73.563,
"l": 65.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70611,
"c": 0.11831,
"h": 252.6
},
"luminance": 0.3532
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#68A4E8
secondary
#EBD7C1
accent
#7910D6
background
#FAFBFE
surface
#F3F6FD
border
#CDD0D5
text
#0F1216
muted
#7F8184