#468AAF#468AAF

#468AAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.089 H 234.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#468AAF
RGB	rgb(70, 138, 175)
HSL	hsl(201, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 60%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 21.1%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.63, -10.30, -25.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.63, 27.93, 248.36°)
OKLab	oklab(60.44% -0.0514 -0.0726)
OKLCH	oklch(60.44% 0.089 234.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.3492, 22.5724, 43.8863)
Luminance	0.2257 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#468AAF #AF6B46

analogous

#46AF9F #468AAF #4655AF

triadic

#468AAF #AF468A #8AAF46

tetradic

#468AAF #9F46AF #AF6B46 #55AF46

square

#468AAF #9F46AF #AF6B46 #55AF46

split-complementary

#468AAF #AF4655 #AF9F46

monochromatic

#234558 #356883 #468AAF #6DA6C5 #99C1D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.81

#468AAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.51

#468AAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #468AAF

5.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##468AAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##468AAF	1.00	3.81	5.51	5.51
#FFFFFF	3.81	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7889B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7EAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #468aaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 138, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.089 234.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83acc7',
    500: '#468aaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #468aaf;
$custom-light: #83acc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#468aaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.143,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60442,
    "c": 0.08895,
    "h": 234.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22574
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#468AAF

secondary

#C2A18E

accent

#8155D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #468AAF

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

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