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Information about #688FCF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #688FCF is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 143, 207) — 40.8% red, 56.1% green, 81.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 40 / 25 / 0 / 19. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#688FCF presents itself as a clearly saturated steel-blue azure — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Lowell's French Riviera Blue (#698FD3). Slightly further away sit Blue Gray (#6699CC) and Blue Koi (#659EC7).

The recipe behind #688FCF is rgb(104, 143, 207), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #688FCF is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#688FCF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#688FCF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#688FCF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#688FCF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#688FCF color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#688FCF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #688FCF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lowell's French Riviera Blue color link
Lowell's French Riviera Blue

#698FD3

Blue Gray color link
Blue Gray

#6699CC

Blue Koi color link
Blue Koi

#659EC7

Cerulean Frost color link
Cerulean Frost

#6D9BC3

Faded Blue color link
Faded Blue

#658CBB

Danube color link
Danube

#5B89C0

Misty Lupine color link
Misty Lupine

#7983D3

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Dark Pastel Blue color link
Dark Pastel Blue

#779ECB

Little Boy Blue color link
Little Boy Blue

#6CA0DC

Subzero color link
Subzero

#5B8DBD

Rich Sky Blue color link
Rich Sky Blue

#528CD3

#688FCF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#688FCF
  • RGB104, 143, 207
  • CMYK40, 25, 0, 19
  • CSSrgb(104, 143, 207)
  • HSL217°, 52%, 61%
  • HSL Precise217.282°, 51.759%, 60.98%
  • HSV217°, 50%, 81%
  • HSB217°, 50%, 81%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.561, 0.812)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.561, 0.812, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.561, 0.812)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB56.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB81.2%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID688FCF
  • DECIMAL ID6852559
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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