#68abdf Color Information

#68abdf Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #68abdf. In RGB, it consists of 40.8% Red, 67.1% Green, and 87.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 53.4% Cyan, 23.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 12.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 206.2°, with saturation of 65% and lightness of 64.1%. The decimal value for #68abdf is 6859743, and its nearest "web safe" color is #6699cc. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #68abdf is blue. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
  • HexHex code for this color#68abdf Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color104, 171, 223 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color40.8%, 67.1%, 87.5% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.592, 0.329, 0.125 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.534, 0.233, 0, 0.125 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color206.2°, 65.0%, 64.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color206.2°, 53.4%, 87.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color33.591, 37.397, 75.260 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color104, 147, 223 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code6859743 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color67.574, -6.723, -32.741 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)67.574, 33.424, 258.396 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color67.574, -29.907, -50.991 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color61.153, -8.968, -30.160 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.230, 0.256, 37.397 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4285049823 / 0xff68abdf Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#6699cc Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #68abdf

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #68abdf, its pure hue is 206.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.0%, and its lightness is 64.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #68abdf, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #0d151c to #5b96c3.

Tints of #68abdf

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #68abdf, its pure hue is 206.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.0%, and its lightness is 64.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #68abdf, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #7bb6e3 to #ecf5fb.

Tones of #68abdf

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #68abdf, its pure hue is 206.2° on the color wheel and its saturation is 65.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #68abdf, which range from #a4a4a4 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #48afff (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #68abdf

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #68abdf! For #68abdf, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #68abdf. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #68abdf

This color, #68abdf, consists of 40.8% Red, 67.1% Green, and 87.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 104, Green = 171, Blue = 223. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #68abdf is 53.4% Cyan, 23.3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 12.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R40.8%
C53.4%
G67.1%
M23.3%
B87.5%
Y0.0%
K12.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 104 171 223
Octal 150 253 337
Hexa #68 #ab #df
Binary 01101000 10101011 11011111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 53 23 0 12
Octal 65 27 0 14
Hexa #35 #17 #00 #0c
Binary 00110101 00010111 00000000 00001100

Analogous Colors of #68abdf

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #68abdf — which has hue 206.2° — its analogous colors are located at 176.2° and 236.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #68abdf.

Triadic Colors of #68abdf

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #68abdf — which has hue 206.2° — its triadic colors are located at 86.2° and 326.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #68abdf.

Complementary Color of #68abdf

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #68abdf — which has hue 206.2° — its complementary color is located at 26.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #68abdf.

Split Complementary Colors of #68abdf

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #68abdf — which has hue 206.2° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 56.2° and 356.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #68abdf.

Tetradic Colors of #68abdf

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #68abdf — which has hue 206.2° — its tetradic colors are located at 116.2°, 206.2°, 296.2°, and 26.2° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #68abdf.

Monochromatic Colors of #68abdf

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #68abdf, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #3e7dae — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #acd6f7 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #68abdf

We want to make getting started with #68abdf on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #68abdf into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #68abdf can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #68abdf with other HTML elements.

#68abdf Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #68abdf.
<span style="color: #68abdf;">The color of this text is #68abdf.</span>

#68abdf Background Color

The background color for this text is #68abdf.
<div style="background-color: #68abdf; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #68abdf.</div>

#68abdf Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #68abdf.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #68abdf;">This color for the shadow of this text is #68abdf.</span>

#68abdf Border Color

This is a div with border color #68abdf.
<div style="border: #68abdf 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #68abdf.</div>

#68abdf Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #68abdf on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #68abdf; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #68abdf on a white background.</div></div>

#68abdf Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #68abdf on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #68abdf; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #68abdf on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #68abdf to White

This is a gradient from #68abdf to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#68abdf,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#68abdf,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#68abdf,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#68abdf,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #68abdf to white.</div>

Gradient from #68abdf to Black

This is a gradient from #68abdf to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#68abdf,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#68abdf,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#68abdf,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#68abdf,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #68abdf to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #68abdf

In addition to using #68abdf on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #68abdf in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #68abdf, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 104, Green = 171, Blue = 223). If you need details about the color coordinates of #68abdf in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #68abdf
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(104, 171, 223)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #68abdf; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #68abdf; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #68abdf; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(104, 171, 223);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#68abdf")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:104, green:171, blue:223, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:104 green:171 blue:223 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(104f, 171f, 223f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(104, 171, 223);
 

#68abdf Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #68abdf the same way. For those with color blindness, #68abdf might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #68abdf looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #68abdf is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #68abdf looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #68abdf will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #68abdf is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.5:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text