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#688B95

#688b95 ≈ Air Force Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#688b95 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 54.51% green and 58.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 30.2% cyan, 6.71% magenta, 0% yellow and 41.57% black. Its hue angle is 193.33°, with 17.79% saturation and 49.61% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5d8aa8), ΔE 7.59.

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Relative luminance0.2358

Complementary

  1. #688b95
  2. #957268

Split complementary

  1. #688b95
  2. #956875
  3. #958968

Analogous

  1. #689589
  2. #688b95
  3. #687595

Triadic

  1. #688b95
  2. #95688b
  3. #8b9568

Tetradic

  1. #688b95
  2. #726895
  3. #957268
  4. #8b9568

Square

  1. #688b95
  2. #896895
  3. #957268
  4. #759568

Monochromatic

  1. #29373b
  2. #496168
  3. #688b95
  4. #95aeb5
  5. #c2d0d4

Shades

#688b95 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #688b95
  2. #5e7d86
  3. #536f77
  4. #496168
  5. #3e5359
  6. #34464b
  7. #2a383c
  8. #1f2a2d
  9. #151c1e
  10. #0a0e0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#688b95 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #688b95
  2. #7797a0
  3. #86a2aa
  4. #95aeb5
  5. #a4b9bf
  6. #b4c5ca
  7. #c3d1d5
  8. #d2dcdf
  9. #e1e8ea
  10. #f0f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#688b95 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #688b95
  2. #6a8a93
  3. #6d8991
  4. #6f888f
  5. #72878d
  6. #74868b
  7. #768488
  8. #798386
  9. #7b8284
  10. #7e8182
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7b888c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #848996 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7d8395 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #598f8e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a8a95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #758695 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #5f8d91 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-688b95 {
  color: #688b95;
}
Background
.bg-688b95 {
  background-color: #688b95;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-688b95 {
  border: 2px solid #688b95;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #688b95;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 139 149;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 18% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-688b95 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #688b95, #687595);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-688b95 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 139 149 / 0.35);
}

#5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 7.59 #778899 Light Slate Gray ΔE 7.94 #778899 Light Slate Grey ΔE 7.94 #708090 Slate Gray ΔE 8.42 #708090 Slate Grey ΔE 8.42 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.33 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 10.31 #97746a Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Air Force Blue
#688b95  rgb(104, 139, 149)  hsl(193, 18%, 50%)  Air Force Blue
#957268  rgb(149, 114, 104)  hsl(13, 18%, 50%)  Beaver
#95688b  rgb(149, 104, 139)  hsl(313, 18%, 50%)  Mountbatten Pink
#8b9568  rgb(139, 149, 104)  hsl(73, 18%, 50%)  Moss Green