Color #68658B Color / Colour Code #68658B
This page shows the hex color code for color #68658b (#68658B). The colour is a blue tone with 16% saturation and 47% lightness. Explore its conversions, colour palettes, gradients, accessibility data, and CSS code below.
Color Conversions
Accessibility Contrast
WCAG contrast ratios for #68658B against common backgrounds.
Complementary Colors
#68658B paired with its color wheel opposite for maximum contrast.
Analogous Colors
Hues at 215, 245, and 275 degrees for harmonious combinations.
Triadic Palette
Three colors at 245, 5, and 125 degrees.
Color Palettes Using #68658B
Five shades at lightness levels 15% through 85% while keeping hue at 245 and saturation at 16%. Use the darkest shade for text and the lightest for backgrounds to build a cohesive single-hue design system.
Adjacent hues from 245 to 290 degrees create a warm, unified palette. This analogous scheme works for marketing materials, seasonal campaigns, and any design that needs visual warmth without clashing colors.
Combines the base color at hue 245 with its complement at 65 and two adjacent cool tones. This split-complementary approach provides strong visual contrast while remaining more balanced than a pure complementary scheme.
Five evenly spaced hues at 40% saturation and 80% lightness. Pastels are gentle on the eyes and work well for dashboards, onboarding screens, category tags, and any interface where multiple distinct colors are needed without visual aggression.
Shades & Tints of #68658B
Lightness variations at hue 245 and 16% saturation.
CSS Gradients with #68658B
Design Use Cases for #68658B
Muted Accent Color
With 16% saturation, #68658B has a subtle, sophisticated quality. This level of desaturation works well for secondary buttons, inactive states, subtle borders, and backgrounds that need a hint of color without being distracting. Muted colors communicate restraint and professionalism.
Primary Interface Color
At 47% lightness, #68658B is in the mid-range, making it ideal for interactive elements like buttons, links, and selected states. This lightness level ensures good contrast against both light and dark adjacent elements in most layouts.
Trust & Professional Identity
#68658B sits in the blue range (hue 245). Blue is the world's most popular color for corporate identities because it conveys trust, stability, and competence. Use it for navigation bars, link text, form focus states, and any element where user confidence matters. Financial, healthcare, and technology brands rely heavily on this hue range.
Gradient Pairing
Create a gradient from #68658B (hue 245) to its complement at hue 65. For a subtler effect, try pairing with an analogous color at hue 275. Use CSS: background: linear-gradient(135deg, #68658b, #888b65);
CSS Code for #68658B
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About Color #68658B (#68658B)
#68658B is a blue color (colour) with RGB channel values of 104 red, 101 green, and 139 blue. The blue channel is dominant with a relatively balanced channel distribution. In HSL terms, the hue sits at 245 degrees with 16% saturation and 47% lightness, placing it in the cool range of the colour spectrum.
The perceived brightness of #68658B is 106/255 using the ITU-R BT.601 luma formula (0.299R + 0.587G + 0.114B). This appears dark to the human eye, so pair it with light text for adequate readability. For print production, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow, and 45% key (black).
The WCAG contrast ratio of #68658B against white is 5.49:1 and against black is 3.82:1. This meets the AA requirement (4.5:1) for normal text on white. For AAA compliance, consider darkening to at least 33% lightness.
The complementary colour #888B65 creates maximum visual tension when paired with #68658B. For more harmonious color combinations, use the analogous colours #65758B and #7B658B, which sit 30 degrees on either side of the hue wheel. To build a complete design system, start with the monochromatic scale above for consistent shade variations, then add one complementary or triadic accent for interactive elements.
How to Explore Color #68658B
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What color / colour is #68658B?
- #68658B is Color #68658B, a blue color (colour) with RGB(104, 101, 139), HSL(245, 16%, 47%), and CMYK(25%, 27%, 0%, 45%). Its perceived brightness is 106/255.
- Is #68658B accessible for text?
- Against white, #68658B has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 (passes AA for normal text). Against black, it has 3.82:1 (fails AA). Use the contrast checker tool for custom background pairings.
- What colours pair well with #68658B?
- The complementary colour is #888B65 (hue 65). For subtle color combinations, use analogous colours #65758B and #7B658B. The triadic palette adds #8B6865 and #658B68 for vibrant variety.
- How do I use #68658B in CSS?
- Use any format: color: #68658b; or rgb(104, 101, 139); or hsl(245, 16%, 47%). For CSS custom properties: --color-primary: 245 16% 47%; then use it as hsl(var(--color-primary)).
- Is this color / colour explorer free?
- Yes, completely free with no signup required. All colour calculations run in your browser. You can explore any valid hex color code, not just the pre-generated palette.