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#68adfe color: Fennel Flower

#68adfe is rgb(104, 173, 254) in RGB and oklch(73.648% 0.13753 253.52) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

73.6%
0.138
254°
  • Blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • blue-400
  • Black 0%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.33:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
9.00:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #68adfe

#68adfe is a bright light blue color. In OKLCH it has 73.6% lightness, 0.138 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.33:1 contrast and black text 9:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Fennel Flower (#77aaff). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is blue-400.

More light blue colors

Lighter: #68adfe mixed with white

  1. 68adfe
  2. 78b6ff
  3. 87beff
  4. 97c6ff
  5. a6cfff
  6. b5d7ff
  7. c4dfff
  8. d2e7ff
  9. e1efff
  10. f0f7ff

Darker: #68adfe mixed with black

  1. 68adfe
  2. 5996dd
  3. 4b7fbd
  4. 3e6a9e
  5. 305580
  6. 244163
  7. 182d47
  8. 0c1b2d
  9. 040b16
  10. 000103

Calmer: #68adfe with less saturation

  1. 68adfe
  2. 70adf6
  3. 77adee
  4. 7eade5
  5. 85addd
  6. 8cadd5
  7. 92accc
  8. 98acc4
  9. 9eabbb
  10. a4aab2

Questions about #68adfe

What color is #68adfe?

#68adfe is bright light blue. The closest named color is Fennel Flower. In RGB it is rgb(104, 173, 254), in HSL hsl(212.4, 98.68%, 70.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.648% 0.13753 253.52).

What colors go well with #68adfe?

The complementary color of #68adfe is #dd9b35. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #02bbe9 and #9f9dfd. The triadic partners are #f38390 and #86bc5e.

Is white or black text more readable on #68adfe?

Black text reads better on #68adfe: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and black gives 9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #68adfe a warm or cool color?

#68adfe is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 73.6% and its chroma 0.138.