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#68A2ED Color

#68A2ED is rgb(104, 162, 237) in RGB, hsl(214, 79%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(56%, 32%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is French Sky Blue (#77B5FE), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.11. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68A2ED
HEX#68A2ED
RGBrgb(104, 162, 237)
HSLhsl(214, 79%, 67%)
HSVhsv(214, 56%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(56%, 32%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(70.4% 0.126 255.4)
LABlab(65.05% -2.96 -44.18)
LCHlch(65.05% 44.28 266.17)

What #68A2ED 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 #68A2ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

French Sky Blue#77B5FEΔE 7.11United Nations Blue#5B92E5ΔE 7.75Little Boy Blue#6CA0DCΔE 8.14Cornflower Blue#6495EDΔE 9.31Blue Jeans#5DADECΔE 9.76Vista Blue#7C9ED9ΔE 10.28

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

#68A2ED Channel Values

How #68A2ED 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 104 · G 162 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 214° · S 79% · L 67%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 214° · S 56% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 56% · M 32% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.63:1 vs white · 7.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68A2ED 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 text2.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68A2ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68A2ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68A2ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68A2ED
Complementary
#EDB468
Analogous
#68E4ED
Analogous
#7168ED
Triadic
#ED68A2
Triadic
#A2ED68
Split comp.
#ED7168
Split comp.
#E4ED68

Tints & Shades of #68A2ED

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

#7BADEF
#91BBF2
#A4C7F4
#BBD5F7
#CDE0F9
#E4EEFC

Shades

#3F89E9
#1A70E0
#155BB7
#11478D
#0C3264
#071E3B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68A2ED.

How #68A2ED 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#68A2ED
Protanopia#9A9AED
Protanomaly#899DED
Deuteranopia#9292EE
Deuteranomaly#8399ED
Tritanopia#4EAEAE
Tritanomaly#5AA9CA
Achromatopsia#9F9F9F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68A2ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68a2ed: #68A2ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68A2ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68a2ed': '#68A2ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.635, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_68a2ed">#68A2ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#68A2ED"

More Blue Colors

#68A2ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#68A2ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68A2ED?

#68A2ED is a light blue — rgb(104, 162, 237) in RGB and hsl(214, 79%, 67%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is French Sky Blue (#77B5FE), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.11.

What is the RGB value of #68A2ED?

#68A2ED is rgb(104, 162, 237) — red 104, green 162, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68A2ED?

#68A2ED converts to approximately cmyk(56%, 32%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68A2ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68A2ED scores 2.63:1 against white and 7.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68A2ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68A2ED 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 cornflowerblue (#6495ED) at a CIE76 distance of 9.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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