Information about #68B6E3 color

#68B6E3 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #68B6E3 is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 182, 227) — 40.8% red, 71.4% green, 89% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 48 / 18 / 0 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#68B6E3 presents itself as a strongly colored steel-blue azure — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Malibu (#66B7E1). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Caps Blue (#68B1E2) and Argentinian Blue (#6CB4EE).

In RGB terms — rgb(104, 182, 227) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #68B6E3 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. No one has named #68B6E3 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#68B6E3 color variations

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#68B6E3 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #68B6E3

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

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Blue Jeans color link
Blue Jeans

#5DADEC

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Parachute color link
Parachute

#65B8D1

Aero color link
Aero

#7CB9E8

Seagull color link
Seagull

#77B7D0

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#68B6E3
  • RGB104, 182, 227
  • CMYK48, 18, 0, 11
  • CSSrgb(104, 182, 227)
  • HSL202°, 69%, 65%
  • HSL Precise201.951°, 68.715%, 64.902%
  • HSV202°, 54%, 89%
  • HSB202°, 54%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.890
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.714, 0.890)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.714, 0.890, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.714, 0.890)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB89%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID68B6E3
  • DECIMAL ID6862563
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01