#468ABC#468ABC

#468ABC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.103 H 242.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#468ABC
RGB	rgb(70, 138, 188)
HSL	hsl(205, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(205, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.8%, 26.6%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.18, -6.06, -32.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.18, 33.09, 259.45°)
OKLab	oklab(61.06% -0.047 -0.0915)
OKLCH	oklch(61.06% 0.103 242.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.6880, 23.1079, 50.9372)
Luminance	0.2311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#468ABC #BC7846

analogous

#46BCB3 #468ABC #464FBC

triadic

#468ABC #BC468A #8ABC46

tetradic

#468ABC #B346BC #BC7846 #4FBC46

square

#468ABC #B346BC #BC7846 #4FBC46

split-complementary

#468ABC #BC464F #BCB346

monochromatic

#244964 #346990 #468ABC #73A6CC #A0C3DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.74

#468ABC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.62

#468ABC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #468ABC

5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##468ABC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##468ABC	1.00	3.74	5.62	5.62
#FFFFFF	3.74	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#748BBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647FBB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00969B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #468abc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 138, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.103 242.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84acd0',
    500: '#468abc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #468abc;
$custom-light: #84acd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#468abc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.424,
    "s": 46.825,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61064,
    "c": 0.10283,
    "h": 242.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2311
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#468ABC

secondary

#C9AB95

accent

#8A51D6

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #468ABC

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

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