#468ABB#468ABB
#468ABB is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.102 H 242.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #468ABB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 138, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 46%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 63%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.6%, 26.2%, 0%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.14, -6.39, -32.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.14, 32.66, 258.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.01% -0.0473 -0.09) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.01% 0.102 242.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5805, 23.0649, 50.3714) |
| Luminance | 0.2307 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.66
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.06
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.41
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 3.60
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 3.61
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#468ABB #BB7746
analogous
#46BBB1 #468ABB #464FBB
triadic
#468ABB #BB468A #8ABB46
tetradic
#468ABB #B146BB #BB7746 #4FBB46
square
#468ABB #B146BB #BB7746 #4FBB46
split-complementary
#468ABB #BB464F #BBB146
monochromatic
#244862 #35698F #468ABB #73A6CB #A0C3DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.74
#468ABB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.61
#468ABB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #468ABB
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##468ABB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##468ABB | 1.00 | 3.74 | 5.61 | 5.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#748ABD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#647FBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00969B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #468abb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 138, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.102 242.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84accf',
500: '#468abb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #468abb; $custom-light: #84accf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#468abb",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 138,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.128,
"s": 46.245,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61014,
"c": 0.1017,
"h": 242.3
},
"luminance": 0.23067
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#468ABB
secondary
#C8AA94
accent
#8952D6
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F4F9
border
#CBCED2
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F82