#468AAD#468AAD

#468AAD is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.087 H 233.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#468AAD
RGB	rgb(70, 138, 173)
HSL	hsl(200, 42%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(200, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 20.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.55, -10.94, -24.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.55, 27.24, 246.31°)
OKLab	oklab(60.35% -0.0521 -0.0697)
OKLCH	oklch(60.35% 0.087 233.2)
XYZ	xyz(19.1542, 22.4944, 42.8595)
Luminance	0.2250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#468AAD #AD6946

analogous

#46AD9C #468AAD #4657AD

triadic

#468AAD #AD468A #8AAD46

tetradic

#468AAD #9C46AD #AD6946 #57AD46

square

#468AAD #9C46AD #AD6946 #57AD46

split-complementary

#468AAD #AD4657 #AD9C46

monochromatic

#234456 #346781 #468AAD #6CA6C4 #98C1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#468AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.50

#468AAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #468AAD

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##468AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##468AAD	1.00	3.82	5.50	5.50
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7989AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009396

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #468aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 138, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.087 233.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82acc5',
    500: '#468aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #468aad;
$custom-light: #82acc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#468aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.388,
    "s": 42.387,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6035,
    "c": 0.08702,
    "h": 233.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22496
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#468AAD

secondary

#C19F8D

accent

#8056D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #468AAD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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