Information about #68A5DF color

#68A5DF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #68A5DF is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(104, 165, 223) — 40.8% red, 64.7% green, 87.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 47 / 23 / 0 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A energetic, saturated azure, #68A5DF appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Little Boy Blue (#6CA0DC). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Caps Blue (#68B1E2) and Ruddy Blue (#76ABDF).

In RGB terms — rgb(104, 165, 223) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #68A5DF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#68A5DF color variations

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

#68A5DF 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 #68A5DF

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

Caps Blue color link
Caps Blue

#68B1E2

Ruddy Blue color link
Ruddy Blue

#76ABDF

Iceberg color link
Iceberg

#71A6D2

Malibu color link
Malibu

#66B7E1

Blue Jeans color link
Blue Jeans

#5DADEC

Snap color link
Snap

#5BA0D0

Vista Blue color link
Vista Blue

#7C9ED9

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#68A5DF
  • RGB104, 165, 223
  • CMYK47, 23, 0, 13
  • CSSrgb(104, 165, 223)
  • HSL209°, 65%, 64%
  • HSL Precise209.244°, 65.027%, 64.118%
  • HSV209°, 53%, 87%
  • HSB209°, 53%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • GLSLvec3(0.408, 0.647, 0.875)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.408, 0.647, 0.875, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.408, 0.647, 0.875)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB40.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB87.5%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX ID68A5DF
  • DECIMAL ID6858207
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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