#468AB0#468AB0

#468AB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.090 H 235.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#468AB0
RGB	rgb(70, 138, 176)
HSL	hsl(202, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(202, 60%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 21.6%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.67, -9.98, -26.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.67, 28.29, 249.34°)
OKLab	oklab(60.49% -0.0511 -0.074)
OKLCH	oklch(60.49% 0.09 235.4)
XYZ	xyz(19.4478, 22.6118, 44.4055)
Luminance	0.2261 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#468AB0 #B06C46

analogous

#46B0A1 #468AB0 #4655B0

triadic

#468AB0 #B0468A #8AB046

tetradic

#468AB0 #A146B0 #B06C46 #55B046

square

#468AB0 #A146B0 #B06C46 #55B046

split-complementary

#468AB0 #B04655 #B0A146

monochromatic

#234558 #356884 #468AB0 #6EA6C5 #9AC1D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.80

#468AB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.52

#468AB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #468AB0

5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##468AB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##468AB0	1.00	3.80	5.52	5.52
#FFFFFF	3.80	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7889B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#697EAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009497

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #468ab0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 138, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.090 235.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83acc7',
    500: '#468ab0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #468ab0;
$custom-light: #83acc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#468ab0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.509,
    "s": 43.089,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60488,
    "c": 0.08994,
    "h": 235.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.22614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#468AB0

secondary

#C3A28F

accent

#8255D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #468AB0

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

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