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#688bc9 color: Royal Regatta

#688bc9 is rgb(104, 139, 201) in RGB and oklch(63.653% 0.10186 261.376) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

63.7%
0.102
261°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.43:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.13:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #688bc9

#688bc9 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.7% lightness, 0.102 chroma and a hue of 261°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.43:1 contrast and black text 6.13:1, 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: #688bc9 mixed with white

  1. 688bc9
  2. 7696cf
  3. 85a2d5
  4. 94adda
  5. a2b9e0
  6. b1c4e5
  7. c1d0eb
  8. d0dcf0
  9. e0e7f5
  10. eff3fa

Darker: #688bc9 mixed with black

  1. 688bc9
  2. 5978ae
  3. 4b6695
  4. 3e547c
  5. 304364
  6. 24324c
  7. 182336
  8. 0c1422
  9. 04070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #688bc9 with less saturation

  1. 688bc9
  2. 6c8bc3
  3. 6f8cbd
  4. 738cb7
  5. 778cb1
  6. 7a8cab
  7. 7d8ca4
  8. 818c9e
  9. 848b98
  10. 888b91

Questions about #688bc9

What color is #688bc9?

#688bc9 is soft blue. The closest named color is Royal Regatta. In RGB it is rgb(104, 139, 201), in HSL hsl(218.35, 47.32%, 59.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.653% 0.10186 261.376).

What colors go well with #688bc9?

The complementary color of #688bc9 is #aa843b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3f96be and #8c80c4. The triadic partners are #c17170 and #679b60.

Is white or black text more readable on #688bc9?

White text reads better on #688bc9: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and black gives 6.13:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #688bc9 a warm or cool color?

#688bc9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 261 degrees, its lightness 63.7% and its chroma 0.102.