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#67B5E0 Color

#67B5E0 is rgb(103, 181, 224) in RGB, hsl(201, 66%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 19%, 0%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Aero (#7CB9E8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#67B5E0
HEX#67B5E0
RGBrgb(103, 181, 224)
HSLhsl(201, 66%, 64%)
HSVhsv(201, 54%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 19%, 0%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(74% 0.099 234.4)
LABlab(69.94% -15.89 -29.56)
LCHlch(69.94% 33.56 241.74)

What #67B5E0 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #67B5E0, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 5.55Iceberg#71A6D2ΔE 8.05Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 8.24Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 8.42Maya Blue#73C2FBΔE 8.81Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 8.85

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#67B5E0 Channel Values

How #67B5E0 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 103 · G 181 · B 2248-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 201° · S 66% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 201° · S 54% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.27:1 vs white · 9.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #67B5E0 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #67B5E0 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #67B5E0

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #67B5E0; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#67B5E0
Complementary
#E09167
Analogous
#67E0CE
Analogous
#6779E0
Triadic
#E067B5
Triadic
#B5E067
Split comp.
#E06779
Split comp.
#E0CE67

Tints & Shades of #67B5E0

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#7CC0E4
#91CAE8
#A6D4ED
#B7DCF0
#CCE6F5
#E1F1F9

Shades

#41A3D8
#2990C7
#2174A1
#1A5C7F
#124059
#0B2837

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #67B5E0.

How #67B5E0 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#67B5E0
Protanopia#ABABE0
Protanomaly#94AFE0
Deuteranopia#A1A1E1
Deuteranomaly#8DA9E1
Tritanopia#59BBBB
Tritanomaly#5FB9CB
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

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Using #67B5E0 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-67b5e0: #67B5E0;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #67B5E0;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-67b5e0': '#67B5E0' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.404, green: 0.710, blue: 0.878)
Android XML<color name="color_67b5e0">#67B5E0</color>
SVG fillfill="#67B5E0"

More Blue Colors

#67B5E0 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#67B5E0 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #67B5E0?

#67B5E0 is a light blue — rgb(103, 181, 224) in RGB and hsl(201, 66%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Aero (#7CB9E8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.55.

What is the RGB value of #67B5E0?

#67B5E0 is rgb(103, 181, 224) — red 103, green 181, and blue 224 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #67B5E0?

#67B5E0 converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 19%, 0%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #67B5E0 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #67B5E0 scores 2.27:1 against white and 9.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #67B5E0 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #67B5E0 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightskyblue (#87CEFA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.48, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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