#468BCD#468BCD
#468BCD is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.122 H 249.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #468BCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 139, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(209, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(209, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 32.2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.26, -0.91, -40.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.26, 40.49, 268.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.17% -0.0428 -0.1145) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.17% 0.122 249.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7738, 24.1728, 61.2114) |
| Luminance | 0.2417 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 2.66
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.25
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 3.91
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.13
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.15
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#468BCD #CD8846
analogous
#46CDCB #468BCD #4648CD
triadic
#468BCD #CD468B #8BCD46
tetradic
#468BCD #CB46CD #CD8846 #48CD46
square
#468BCD #CB46CD #CD8846 #48CD46
split-complementary
#468BCD #CD4648 #CDCB46
monochromatic
#204D78 #2D6CA8 #468BCD #76A9DA #A6C7E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#468BCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.84
#468BCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #468BCD
5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##468BCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##468BCD | 1.00 | 3.60 | 5.84 | 5.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E8ED0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B81CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009BA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #468bcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 139, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.122 249.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87acdc',
500: '#468bcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #468bcd; $custom-light: #87acdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#468bcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 139,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.333,
"s": 57.447,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62171,
"c": 0.1223,
"h": 249.5
},
"luminance": 0.24175
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#468BCD
secondary
#D4B79B
accent
#9247E1
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0C1015
muted
#7D7F83