Palettes / Colors / #68EBFE
#68EBFE — Light Vivid Teal
#68EBFE is a teal color we call Light Vivid Teal, closest to the named color LightSkyBlue (#87CEFA). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lightskyblue (#87CEFA) — not an exact match. CSS lightskyblue gives you #87CEFA, a different color; use #68EBFE when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#68EBFE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #FE7B67; it also sits naturally between #67FEC7 and #679EFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #68EBFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 104, 235, 254 |
| HSL | 188°, 99%, 70% |
| HSV | 188°, 59%, 100% |
| CMYK | 59%, 7%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 53.31, 69.52, 104.37 |
| Yxy | 69.52, 0.2346, 0.3060 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.76, -30.59, -20.03 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.38, -27.76, -21.18 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 41% · Green 92% · Blue 100%
Cyan 59% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #68EBFE
.text { color: #68EBFE; }
.background { background-color: #68EBFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #68EBFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(104, 235, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(188, 99%, 70%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #68EBFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(104, 235, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #68EBFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(104, 235, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#68EBFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#68EBFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FE7B67:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.90:1 AAA |
Best text color on #68EBFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #68EBFE
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #68EBFE: ·
How #68EBFE looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #68EBFE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #68EBFE?
#68EBFE is Light Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 104, 235, 254). Its closest standard named color is LightSkyBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #68EBFE?
#68EBFE is RGB 104, 235, 254 — HSL 188°, 99%, 70% — CMYK 59%, 7%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #68EBFE?
Its complement is #FE7B67; analogous partners are #67FEC7 and #679EFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #68EBFE for text?
Black text on #68EBFE has a contrast ratio of 14.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.