#468ACB#468ACB
#468ACB is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.121 H 249.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #468ACB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 138, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 32%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.88, -1.01, -39.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.88, 39.97, 268.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.84% -0.0424 -0.113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.84% 0.121 249.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3898, 23.7886, 59.9000) |
| Luminance | 0.2379 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.88
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 2.95
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.75
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.77
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.03
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#468ACB #CB8746
analogous
#46CBC9 #468ACB #4647CB
triadic
#468ACB #CB468A #8ACB46
tetradic
#468ACB #C946CB #CB8746 #47CB46
square
#468ACB #C946CB #CB8746 #47CB46
split-complementary
#468ACB #CB4647 #CBC946
monochromatic
#214C76 #2E6BA5 #468ACB #76A8D8 #A6C6E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#468ACB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.76
#468ACB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #468ACB
5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##468ACB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##468ACB | 1.00 | 3.65 | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E8DCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B80CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0099A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #468acb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 138, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.121 249.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87abdb',
500: '#468acb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #468acb; $custom-light: #87abdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#468acb",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 138,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.323,
"s": 56.118,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61837,
"c": 0.12071,
"h": 249.5
},
"luminance": 0.23791
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#468ACB
secondary
#D3B69A
accent
#9248DF
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0C1015
muted
#7D7F83