#468ACC#468ACC
#468ACC is a mid, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.122 H 249.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #468ACC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 138, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 32.4%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.92, -0.67, -40.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.92, 40.45, 269.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.89% -0.0421 -0.1145) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.89% 0.122 249.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5093, 23.8364, 60.5297) |
| Luminance | 0.2384 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 2.82
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.97
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.83
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.87
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.14
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#468ACC #CC8846
analogous
#46CCCB #468ACC #4647CC
triadic
#468ACC #CC468A #8ACC46
tetradic
#468ACC #CB46CC #CC8846 #47CC46
square
#468ACC #CB46CC #CC8846 #47CC46
split-complementary
#468ACC #CC4647 #CCCB46
monochromatic
#214C77 #2E6BA7 #468ACC #76A8D9 #A6C7E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#468ACC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.77
#468ACC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #468ACC
5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##468ACC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##468ACC | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.77 | 5.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D8DCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B80CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009AA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #468acc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 138, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.122 249.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87abdc',
500: '#468acc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #468acc; $custom-light: #87abdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#468acc",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 138,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.552,
"s": 56.78,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6189,
"c": 0.12195,
"h": 249.8
},
"luminance": 0.23839
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#468ACC
secondary
#D4B69A
accent
#9348E0
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0C1015
muted
#7D7F83