#468AE3#468AE3
#468AE3 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.151 H 256.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #468AE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 138, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(214, 74%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(214, 69%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.2%, 39.2%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.10, 7.30, -51.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.10, 52.01, 278.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.19% -0.0363 -0.1468) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.19% 0.151 256.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4743, 25.0224, 76.1454) |
| Luminance | 0.2502 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 1.55
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.52
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 3.91
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.13
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.82
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#468AE3 #E39F46
analogous
#46D8E3 #468AE3 #5046E3
triadic
#468AE3 #E3468A #8AE346
tetradic
#468AE3 #E346D8 #E39F46 #46E350
square
#468AE3 #E346D8 #E39F46 #46E350
split-complementary
#468AE3 #E35046 #D8E346
monochromatic
#174F98 #1F6ACD #468AE3 #7BACEB #B0CDF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#468AE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.00
#468AE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #468AE3
6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##468AE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##468AE3 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6191E7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4982E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009FAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #468ae3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 138, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.151 256.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8aabec',
500: '#468ae3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #468ae3; $custom-light: #8aabec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#468ae3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 138,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 214.013,
"s": 73.709,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63191,
"c": 0.15119,
"h": 256.1
},
"luminance": 0.25025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#468AE3
secondary
#E2C7A3
accent
#A037F0
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F1F4FD
border
#CBCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84