#468AC3#468AC3

#468AC3 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.111 H 246.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#468AC3
RGB	rgb(70, 138, 195)
HSL	hsl(207, 51%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(207, 64%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.1%, 29.2%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.50, -3.72, -36.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.50, 36.21, 264.10°)
OKLab	oklab(61.42% -0.0447 -0.1016)
OKLCH	oklch(61.42% 0.111 246.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.4609, 23.4170, 55.0081)
Luminance	0.2342 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#468AC3 #C37F46

analogous

#46C3BD #468AC3 #464CC3

triadic

#468AC3 #C3468A #8AC346

tetradic

#468AC3 #BD46C3 #C37F46 #4CC346

square

#468AC3 #BD46C3 #C37F46 #4CC346

split-complementary

#468AC3 #C3464C #C3BD46

monochromatic

#234B6C #326A9A #468AC3 #74A7D2 #A2C4E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#468AC3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.68

#468AC3 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #468AC3

5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##468AC3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##468AC3	1.00	3.69	5.68	5.68
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#718CC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#607FC2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #468ac3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 138, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.111 246.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85abd5',
    500: '#468ac3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #468ac3;
$custom-light: #85abd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#468ac3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.36,
    "s": 51.02,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61417,
    "c": 0.111,
    "h": 246.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.23419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#468AC3

secondary

#CEB097

accent

#8E4DDA

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #468AC3

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

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