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#68B4DB Milky Waves

#68B4DB is a light, moderately saturated blue named Milky Waves. In the RGB color model it is made of 40.8% red, 70.6% green and 85.9% blue (rgb(104, 180, 219)). Its HSL value is 200° hue, 61% saturation and 63% lightness, and in CMYK it is 53% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. #68B4DB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.14:1.

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Variations of #68B4DB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#68B4DB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#68B4DB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #68B4DB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #91A6DA
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A1B2DD
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #94B1DC
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #91A6DA
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #87ABDB
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #1DBFC1
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #55B8D0
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ABABAB
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9EADB9

#68B4DB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.30:1 Very poor#68B4DB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.14:1 Very good#68B4DB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#68B4DB in CSS

/* Milky Waves */
.color { color: #68B4DB; }
.background { background-color: #68B4DB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #68B4DB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(104 180 219);
color: hsl(200 61% 63%);
color: oklch(0.736 0.094 232.4);

#68B4DB FAQ

What color is #68B4DB?

#68B4DB is a light, moderately saturated blue. Its closest named color is Milky Waves. It belongs to the blue color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #68B4DB?

#68B4DB is rgb(104, 180, 219) in RGB, hsl(200, 61%, 63%) in HSL and cmyk(53%, 18%, 0%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #68B4DB?

The complementary color of #68B4DB is #DB8F68, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #68B4DB?

Black text has the best contrast on #68B4DB: 9.14:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #68B4DB a warm or cool color?

#68B4DB is a cool color.