#468BAC#468BAC

#468BAC is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.086 H 231.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#468BAC
RGB	rgb(70, 139, 172)
HSL	hsl(199, 42%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(199, 59%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.3%, 19.2%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.81, -11.82, -23.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.81, 26.72, 243.75°)
OKLab	oklab(60.54% -0.0536 -0.0669)
OKLCH	oklch(60.54% 0.086 231.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.2020, 22.7441, 42.3998)
Luminance	0.2275 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#468BAC #AC6746

analogous

#46AC9A #468BAC #4658AC

triadic

#468BAC #AC468B #8BAC46

tetradic

#468BAC #9A46AC #AC6746 #58AC46

square

#468BAC #9A46AC #AC6746 #58AC46

split-complementary

#468BAC #AC4658 #AC9A46

monochromatic

#234555 #346881 #468BAC #6CA7C3 #98C1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.78

#468BAC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.55

#468BAC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #468BAC

5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##468BAC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##468BAC	1.00	3.78	5.55	5.55
#FFFFFF	3.78	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.55	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B89AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009496

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #468bac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 139, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.086 231.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#82acc4',
    500: '#468bac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #468bac;
$custom-light: #82acc4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#468bac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.412,
    "s": 42.149,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60544,
    "c": 0.08574,
    "h": 231.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#468BAC

secondary

#C19E8D

accent

#7E56D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#EFF4F8

border

#CACED1

text

#0B1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #468BAC

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

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