#468BAF#468BAF

#468BAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.089 H 233.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#468BAF
RGB	rgb(70, 139, 175)
HSL	hsl(201, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(201, 60%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 20.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.93, -10.86, -25.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.93, 27.72, 246.92°)
OKLab	oklab(60.68% -0.0525 -0.0713)
OKLCH	oklch(60.68% 0.089 233.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.4933, 22.8606, 43.9344)
Luminance	0.2286 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#468BAF #AF6A46

analogous

#46AF9E #468BAF #4657AF

triadic

#468BAF #AF468B #8BAF46

tetradic

#468BAF #9E46AF #AF6A46 #57AF46

square

#468BAF #9E46AF #AF6A46 #57AF46

split-complementary

#468BAF #AF4657 #AF9E46

monochromatic

#234658 #356883 #468BAF #6DA7C5 #99C1D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.77

#468BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.57

#468BAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #468BAF

5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##468BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##468BAF	1.00	3.77	5.57	5.57
#FFFFFF	3.77	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B7FAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009597

Achromatopsia (no color)

#838383

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #468baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 139, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.089 233.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83acc7',
    500: '#468baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #468baf;
$custom-light: #83acc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#468baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.571,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6068,
    "c": 0.08853,
    "h": 233.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.22862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#468BAF

secondary

#C2A08E

accent

#8055D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #468BAF

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

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