#468BB7#468BB7
#468BB7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.097 H 239.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #468BB7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 139, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 45%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 62%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.7%, 24%, 0%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.26, -8.28, -29.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.26, 30.69, 254.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.05% -0.0497 -0.0829) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.05% 0.097 239.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3024, 23.1843, 48.1956) |
| Luminance | 0.2319 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.73
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.90
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.00
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.21
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.22
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#468BB7 #B77246
analogous
#46B7AB #468BB7 #4652B7
triadic
#468BB7 #B7468B #8BB746
tetradic
#468BB7 #AB46B7 #B77246 #52B746
square
#468BB7 #AB46B7 #B77246 #52B746
split-complementary
#468BB7 #B74652 #B7AB46
monochromatic
#24485E #35698B #468BB7 #71A7C9 #9EC2DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#468BB7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.64
#468BB7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #468BB7
5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##468BB7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##468BB7 | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.64 | 5.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#778BB9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#677FB6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00969A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #468bb7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 139, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.097 239.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84accc',
500: '#468bb7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #468bb7; $custom-light: #84accc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#468bb7",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 139,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.363,
"s": 44.664,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61054,
"c": 0.09666,
"h": 239.1
},
"luminance": 0.23186
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#468BB7
secondary
#C6A793
accent
#8653D4
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F4F9
border
#CBCED2
text
#0C1013
muted
#7D7F82