#468BCF#468BCF
#468BCF is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.125 H 250.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #468BCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 139, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 59%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 66%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 32.9%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.36, -0.23, -41.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.36, 41.45, 269.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.28% -0.0423 -0.1174) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.28% 0.125 250.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0167, 24.2700, 62.4910) |
| Luminance | 0.2427 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 2.41
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.42
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.06
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.31
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 4.36
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#468BCF #CF8A46
analogous
#46CFCE #468BCF #4647CF
triadic
#468BCF #CF468B #8BCF46
tetradic
#468BCF #CE46CF #CF8A46 #47CF46
square
#468BCF #CE46CF #CF8A46 #47CF46
split-complementary
#468BCF #CF4647 #CFCE46
monochromatic
#204E7B #2C6CAB #468BCF #77A9DC #A7C8E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.59
#468BCF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.85
#468BCF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #468BCF
5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##468BCF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##468BCF | 1.00 | 3.59 | 5.85 | 5.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D8ED2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A81CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009BA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #468bcf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 139, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.125 250.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87acde',
500: '#468bcf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #468bcf; $custom-light: #87acde; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#468bcf",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 139,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.781,
"s": 58.798,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62278,
"c": 0.12477,
"h": 250.2
},
"luminance": 0.24272
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#468BCF
secondary
#D5B89B
accent
#9346E2
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0C1015
muted
#7D7F83