#68CEEB#68CEEB
#68CEEB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.531; OKLCH L 80.1% C 0.103 H 218.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #68CEEB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(104, 206, 235) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 77%, 66%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 56%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 12.3%, 0%, 7.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.92, -21.69, -23.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.92, 31.87, 227.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.11% -0.0803 -0.0648) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.11% 0.103 218.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.7697, 53.0798, 86.5727) |
| Luminance | 0.5308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 3.84
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 4.66
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 4.82
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 5.33
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.11
Lightskyblue
#87CEFA
ΔE00 7.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#68CEEB #EB8568
analogous
#68EBC6 #68CEEB #688DEB
triadic
#68CEEB #EB68CE #CEEB68
tetradic
#68CEEB #C668EB #EB8568 #8DEB68
square
#68CEEB #C668EB #EB8568 #8DEB68
split-complementary
#68CEEB #EB688D #EBC668
monochromatic
#199BBF #32BCE4 #68CEEB #9EE0F2 #D4F1F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#68CEEB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.62
#68CEEB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #68CEEB
11.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##68CEEB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##68CEEB | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.62 | 11.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC9ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8BAEB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D8D7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #68ceeb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(104, 206, 235); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.1% 0.103 218.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9dddf1',
500: '#68ceeb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #68ceeb; $custom-light: #9dddf1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#68ceeb",
"rgb": {
"r": 104,
"g": 206,
"b": 235
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.282,
"s": 76.608,
"l": 66.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80106,
"c": 0.10313,
"h": 218.9
},
"luminance": 0.53084
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#68CEEB
secondary
#BE5739
accent
#3A0DD9
background
#FCFEFF
surface
#F6FCFE
border
#D0D5D6
text
#0F1516
muted
#808485