#468BC0#468BC0
#468BC0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.107 H 244.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #468BC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 139, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 27.6%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.66, -5.30, -34.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.66, 34.48, 261.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.5% -0.0467 -0.0959) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.5% 0.107 244) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2693, 23.5710, 53.2877) |
| Luminance | 0.2357 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 2.73
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.29
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 3.34
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.72
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 3.88
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 3.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#468BC0 #C07B46
analogous
#46C0B8 #468BC0 #464EC0
triadic
#468BC0 #C0468B #8BC046
tetradic
#468BC0 #B846C0 #C07B46 #4EC046
square
#468BC0 #B846C0 #C07B46 #4EC046
split-complementary
#468BC0 #C0464E #C0B846
monochromatic
#234A68 #336B96 #468BC0 #74A8D0 #A1C4DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.67
#468BC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.71
#468BC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #468BC0
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##468BC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##468BC0 | 1.00 | 3.67 | 5.71 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#748CC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6380BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00989D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #468bc0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 139, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.107 244.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85acd3',
500: '#468bc0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #468bc0; $custom-light: #85acd3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#468bc0",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 139,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.066,
"s": 49.194,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61496,
"c": 0.1067,
"h": 244
},
"luminance": 0.23573
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#468BC0
secondary
#CCAD96
accent
#8B4FD9
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F4F9
border
#CBCED2
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F82