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#68CDEB

#68cdeb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#68cdeb is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 40.78% red, 80.39% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 55.74% cyan, 12.77% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 193.74°, with 76.61% saturation and 66.47% 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 11.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#66ccff
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Relative luminance0.526

Complementary

  1. #68cdeb
  2. #eb8668

Split complementary

  1. #68cdeb
  2. #eb688b
  3. #ebc768

Analogous

  1. #68ebc7
  2. #68cdeb
  3. #688beb

Triadic

  1. #68cdeb
  2. #eb68cd
  3. #cdeb68

Tetradic

  1. #68cdeb
  2. #8668eb
  3. #eb8668
  4. #cdeb68

Square

  1. #68cdeb
  2. #c768eb
  3. #eb8668
  4. #8beb68

Monochromatic

  1. #1684a4
  2. #24b7e2
  3. #68cdeb
  4. #ace3f4
  5. #edf9fd

Shades

#68cdeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #68cdeb
  2. #5eb9d4
  3. #53a4bc
  4. #4990a5
  5. #3e7b8d
  6. #346776
  7. #2a525e
  8. #1f3e47
  9. #15292f
  10. #0a1518
  11. #000000

Tints

#68cdeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #68cdeb
  2. #77d2ed
  3. #86d7ef
  4. #95dcf1
  5. #a4e1f3
  6. #b4e6f5
  7. #c3ebf7
  8. #d2f0f9
  9. #e1f5fb
  10. #f0fafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#68cdeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #68cdeb
  2. #6ac5e0
  3. #6dbed6
  4. #6fb6cb
  5. #72aec0
  6. #74a7b6
  7. #769fab
  8. #7997a0
  9. #7b8f95
  10. #7e888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a4c5d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bac8ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7baeb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d7d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a0caec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #92c2eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #3ad3df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-68cdeb {
  color: #68cdeb;
}
Background
.bg-68cdeb {
  background-color: #68cdeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-68cdeb {
  border: 2px solid #68cdeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #68cdeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 104 205 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 77% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-68cdeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #68cdeb, #688beb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-68cdeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(104 205 235 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 3.65 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 4.57 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.98 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.55 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.80 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.04 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.44 #973214 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#68cdeb  rgb(104, 205, 235)  hsl(194, 77%, 66%)  Sky Blue
#eb8668  rgb(235, 134, 104)  hsl(14, 77%, 66%)  Dark Salmon
#eb68cd  rgb(235, 104, 205)  hsl(314, 77%, 66%)  Rose Pink
#cdeb68  rgb(205, 235, 104)  hsl(74, 77%, 66%)  June Bud