What color is #68869B?

#68869B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #68869B?

The RGB value is 104, 134, 155: 104 red, 134 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #68869B?

The complementary color is #9B7D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #68869B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#68869B color

#68869B rgb(104, 134, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #68869B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 52.5% green and 60.8% blue (104, 134, 155).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 20% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5D8AA8), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#68869B color codes

HEX	`#68869B`
RGB	`rgb(104, 134, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(40.8%, 52.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 20%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 33%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 14%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.41, -5.34, -14.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.41, 15.58, 249.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.149, 22.359, 34.258)`
Decimal	`6850203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #68869B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #68869B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#68869B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #68869B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #68869b; }
.text { color: #68869b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #68869b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(104 134 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #68869b, #686c9b); }

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Questions

What color is #68869B?: #68869B is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Air Force Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #68869B?: The RGB value is 104, 134, 155: 104 red, 134 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #68869B?: The complementary color is #9B7D68, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #68869B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.