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#68B9DF Color

#68B9DF is rgb(104, 185, 223) in RGB, hsl(199, 65%, 64%) in HSL, and about cmyk(53%, 17%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.49. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#68B9DF
HEX#68B9DF
RGBrgb(104, 185, 223)
HSLhsl(199, 65%, 64%)
HSVhsv(199, 53%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(53%, 17%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(74.9% 0.096 230.2)
LABlab(71.10% -17.82 -27.24)
LCHlch(71.10% 32.55 236.81)

What #68B9DF 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 #68B9DF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 6.49Aero#7CB9E8ΔE 7.58Maximum Blue#47ABCCΔE 7.63Light Sky Blue#87CEFAΔE 9.06Baby Blue#89CFF0ΔE 9.12Sky Blue#87CEEBΔE 9.48

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

#68B9DF Channel Values

How #68B9DF 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 185 · B 2238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 199° · S 65% · L 64%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 199° · S 53% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 53% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.19:1 vs white · 9.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #68B9DF 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 text2.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #68B9DF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #68B9DF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #68B9DF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#68B9DF
Complementary
#DF8D68
Analogous
#68DFC9
Analogous
#687DDF
Triadic
#DF68B9
Triadic
#B9DF68
Split comp.
#DF687D
Split comp.
#DFC968

Tints & Shades of #68B9DF

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

#7DC3E3
#92CDE8
#A7D6EC
#B7DEF0
#CDE8F4
#E2F1F9

Shades

#42A8D7
#2A94C6
#2278A0
#1B5F7E
#134258
#0C2937

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #68B9DF.

How #68B9DF 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#68B9DF
Protanopia#AFAFDF
Protanomaly#97B3DF
Deuteranopia#A4A4E0
Deuteranomaly#90ADE0
Tritanopia#5CBEBE
Tritanomaly#61BCCC
Achromatopsia#AFAFAF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #68B9DF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-68b9df: #68B9DF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #68B9DF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-68b9df': '#68B9DF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.408, green: 0.725, blue: 0.875)
Android XML<color name="color_68b9df">#68B9DF</color>
SVG fillfill="#68B9DF"

More Teal Colors

#68B9DF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#68B9DF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #68B9DF?

#68B9DF is a light teal — rgb(104, 185, 223) in RGB and hsl(199, 65%, 64%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blizzard Blue (#50BFE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.49.

What is the RGB value of #68B9DF?

#68B9DF is rgb(104, 185, 223) — red 104, green 185, and blue 223 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #68B9DF?

#68B9DF converts to approximately cmyk(53%, 17%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #68B9DF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #68B9DF scores 2.19:1 against white and 9.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #68B9DF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #68B9DF 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 9.06, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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