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#688ecc color: Royal Regatta

#688ecc is rgb(104, 142, 204) in RGB and oklch(64.453% 0.10281 259.881) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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217°
100%

64.5%
0.103
260°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.32:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.33:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #688ecc

#688ecc is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.5% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 260°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.32:1 contrast and black text 6.33:1, 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: #688ecc mixed with white

  1. 688ecc
  2. 7699d2
  3. 85a4d7
  4. 94b0dc
  5. a3bbe2
  6. b2c6e7
  7. c1d1ec
  8. d0ddf1
  9. e0e8f6
  10. eff4fa

Darker: #688ecc mixed with black

  1. 688ecc
  2. 597bb1
  3. 4b6897
  4. 3e567e
  5. 304465
  6. 24344e
  7. 182437
  8. 0c1522
  9. 04070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #688ecc with less saturation

  1. 688ecc
  2. 6c8ec6
  3. 708ec0
  4. 748fba
  5. 788fb4
  6. 7b8fad
  7. 7f8ea7
  8. 838ea1
  9. 868e9a
  10. 8a8e94

Questions about #688ecc

What color is #688ecc?

#688ecc is soft blue. The closest named color is Royal Regatta. In RGB it is rgb(104, 142, 204), in HSL hsl(217.2, 49.5%, 60.39%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.453% 0.10281 259.881).

What colors go well with #688ecc?

The complementary color of #688ecc is #ae863d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3e99c0 and #8d82c8. The triadic partners are #c47373 and #6b9d60.

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

White text reads better on #688ecc: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and black gives 6.33:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #688ecc a warm or cool color?

#688ecc is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 260 degrees, its lightness 64.5% and its chroma 0.103.