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#688bc7 color: Royal Regatta

#688bc7 is rgb(104, 139, 199) in RGB and oklch(63.554% 0.09912 260.806) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

63.6%
0.099
261°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.44:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.11:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #688bc7

#688bc7 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.6% lightness, 0.099 chroma and a hue of 261°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.44:1 contrast and black text 6.11:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Regatta (#678bc9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #688bc7 mixed with white

  1. 688bc7
  2. 7696cd
  3. 85a2d3
  4. 94add9
  5. a2b9df
  6. b1c4e4
  7. c1d0ea
  8. d0dcef
  9. e0e7f5
  10. eff3fa

Darker: #688bc7 mixed with black

  1. 688bc7
  2. 5978ad
  3. 4b6693
  4. 3e547a
  5. 304362
  6. 24324c
  7. 182336
  8. 0c1421
  9. 04070e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #688bc7 with less saturation

  1. 688bc7
  2. 6c8bc1
  3. 6f8bbb
  4. 738cb5
  5. 768caf
  6. 7a8ca9
  7. 7d8ca3
  8. 818b9d
  9. 848b97
  10. 878b91

Questions about #688bc7

What color is #688bc7?

#688bc7 is soft blue. The closest named color is Royal Regatta. In RGB it is rgb(104, 139, 199), in HSL hsl(217.89, 45.89%, 59.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.554% 0.09912 260.806).

What colors go well with #688bc7?

The complementary color of #688bc7 is #aa843e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #4195bc and #8b80c3. The triadic partners are #c07271 and #699a60.

Is white or black text more readable on #688bc7?

White text reads better on #688bc7: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and black gives 6.11:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #688bc7 a warm or cool color?

#688bc7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 261 degrees, its lightness 63.6% and its chroma 0.099.