All About Color #688CBB

#688CBB

About #688CBB

#688CBB is a medium blue color with the hex code #688CBB. In RGB it is red 104, green 140, blue 187; in HSL it is hue 214°, saturation 38%, lightness 57%; in CMYK it is 44%, 25%, 0%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 3.47:1 on white and 6.06:1 on black.

#688CBB Color Conversion

Hex triplet68, 8C, BB
CMYK44.39%, 25.13%, 0.00%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal104, 140, 187
HSL214°, 38%, 57%
RGB Octal150, 214, 273
HSV (HSB)213.98°, 44.39%, 73.33%
RGB Binary1101000, 10001100, 10111011
CIE-L*AB57.35, 0.10, -28.47
RGB Percent40.78%, 54.90%, 73.33%
CIE-L*CH57.35, 28.47, 270.19
XYZ24.06, 25.29, 50.63
CIE-L*UV57.35, -18.29, -43.57
xyY0.24, 0.25, 25.29
Hunter-Lab50.29, -2.61, -24.49
RYB40.78%, 50.63%, 73.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#688CBB on a dark background: contrast 6.06:1, passes WCAG AA.
#688CBB on a light background: contrast 3.47:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #688CBB, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #688CBB. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#688CBB · #A7BCD7 · #3E5E89 · #BB9768 · #D7C2A7

Analogous palette

#68BB97 · #68B5BB · #688CBB · #6D68BB · #9768BB

Triadic palette

#688CBB · #BB688C · #8CBB68 · #A7BCD7 · #D7A7BC

Tetradic palette

#688CBB · #BB68B5 · #BB9768 · #68BB6D · #3E5E89

Monochromatic palette

#2B415F · #426694 · #688CBB · #9CB4D3 · #D1DCEA

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