#468AC4#468AC4

#468AC4 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.112 H 246.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#468AC4
RGB	rgb(70, 138, 196)
HSL	hsl(208, 52%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(208, 64%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 29.6%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.55, -3.38, -36.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.55, 36.67, 264.71°)
OKLab	oklab(61.47% -0.0444 -0.103)
OKLCH	oklch(61.47% 0.112 246.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.5744, 23.4624, 55.6056)
Luminance	0.2346 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#468AC4 #C48046

analogous

#46C4BF #468AC4 #464BC4

triadic

#468AC4 #C4468A #8AC446

tetradic

#468AC4 #BF46C4 #C48046 #4BC446

square

#468AC4 #BF46C4 #C48046 #4BC446

split-complementary

#468AC4 #C4464B #C4BF46

monochromatic

#234B6D #326B9B #468AC4 #74A7D3 #A3C5E2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.69

#468AC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.69

#468AC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #468AC4

5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##468AC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##468AC4	1.00	3.69	5.69	5.69
#FFFFFF	3.69	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#718CC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F80C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #468ac4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 138, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.112 246.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86abd6',
    500: '#468ac4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #468ac4;
$custom-light: #86abd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#468ac4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 138,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.619,
    "s": 51.639,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61469,
    "c": 0.1122,
    "h": 246.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#468AC4

secondary

#CEB197

accent

#8E4DDB

background

#F8FAFD

surface

#F0F4FA

border

#CBCED3

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F83

Preview Lab

Preview with #468AC4

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

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