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#688ed0 color: Royal Regatta

#688ed0 is rgb(104, 142, 208) in RGB and oklch(64.653% 0.10824 260.986) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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218°
100%

64.7%
0.108
261°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 18%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.30:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.37:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #688ed0

#688ed0 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.7% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 261°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.3:1 contrast and black text 6.37:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Royal Regatta (#678bc9). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #688ed0 mixed with white

  1. 688ed0
  2. 7699d5
  3. 85a4da
  4. 94b0df
  5. a3bbe4
  6. b2c6e9
  7. c1d1ee
  8. d0ddf2
  9. e0e8f7
  10. eff4fb

Darker: #688ed0 mixed with black

  1. 688ed0
  2. 597bb5
  3. 4b689a
  4. 3e5680
  5. 304467
  6. 24344f
  7. 182439
  8. 0c1523
  9. 040710
  10. 000102

Calmer: #688ed0 with less saturation

  1. 688ed0
  2. 6c8eca
  3. 708fc3
  4. 748fbd
  5. 788fb6
  6. 7c8fb0
  7. 7f8fa9
  8. 838fa2
  9. 878f9c
  10. 8a8e95

Questions about #688ed0

What color is #688ed0?

#688ed0 is soft blue. The closest named color is Royal Regatta. In RGB it is rgb(104, 142, 208), in HSL hsl(218.08, 52.53%, 61.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.653% 0.10824 260.986).

What colors go well with #688ed0?

The complementary color of #688ed0 is #b08737. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3999c4 and #8e82cb. The triadic partners are #c87271 and #689e5f.

Is white or black text more readable on #688ed0?

White text reads better on #688ed0: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and black gives 6.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #688ed0 a warm or cool color?

#688ed0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 261 degrees, its lightness 64.7% and its chroma 0.108.