All About Color #688EA6

#688EA6

About #688EA6

#688EA6 is a medium blue color with the hex code #688EA6. In RGB it is red 104, green 142, blue 166; in HSL it is hue 203°, saturation 26%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 37%, 14%, 0%, 35%. Its contrast ratio is 3.50:1 on white and 6.01:1 on black.

#688EA6 Color Conversion

Hex triplet68, 8E, A6
CMYK37.35%, 14.46%, 0.00%, 34.90%
RGB Decimal104, 142, 166
HSL203°, 26%, 53%
RGB Octal150, 216, 246
HSV (HSB)203.23°, 37.35%, 65.10%
RGB Binary1101000, 10001110, 10100110
CIE-L*AB57.12, -6.94, -16.86
RGB Percent40.78%, 55.69%, 65.10%
CIE-L*CH57.12, 18.23, 247.64
XYZ22.26, 25.04, 39.74
CIE-L*UV57.12, -19.01, -24.11
xyY0.26, 0.29, 25.04
Hunter-Lab50.04, -8.16, -12.05
RYB40.78%, 50.02%, 65.10%

Color Accessibility Scores

#688EA6 on a dark background: contrast 6.01:1, passes WCAG AA.
#688EA6 on a light background: contrast 3.50:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #688EA6, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#688EA6 · #A2BAC8 · #425F70 · #A68068 · #C8B1A2

Analogous palette

#68A680 · #68A69F · #688EA6 · #686FA6 · #8068A6

Triadic palette

#688EA6 · #A6688E · #8EA668 · #A2BAC8 · #C8A2BA

Tetradic palette

#688EA6 · #9F68A6 · #A68068 · #6FA668 · #425F70

Monochromatic palette

#2B3E4A · #48677A · #688EA6 · #98B2C3 · #C8D6DF

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