#468CAF#468CAF

#468CAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.088 H 232.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#468CAF
RGB	rgb(70, 140, 175)
HSL	hsl(200, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(200, 60%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 20%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.23, -11.42, -25.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.23, 27.52, 245.47°)
OKLab	oklab(60.92% -0.0537 -0.0699)
OKLCH	oklch(60.92% 0.088 232.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.6388, 23.1515, 43.9829)
Luminance	0.2315 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#468CAF #AF6946

analogous

#46AF9D #468CAF #4657AF

triadic

#468CAF #AF468C #8CAF46

tetradic

#468CAF #9D46AF #AF6946 #57AF46

square

#468CAF #9D46AF #AF6946 #57AF46

split-complementary

#468CAF #AF4657 #AF9D46

monochromatic

#234658 #356983 #468CAF #6DA8C5 #99C2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.73

#468CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.63

#468CAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #468CAF

5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##468CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##468CAF	1.00	3.73	5.63	5.63
#FFFFFF	3.73	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8AB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7FAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009598

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #468caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 140, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.088 232.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83adc7',
    500: '#468caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #468caf;
$custom-light: #83adc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#468caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60918,
    "c": 0.08815,
    "h": 232.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#468CAF

secondary

#C2A08E

accent

#7F55D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #468CAF

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

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