#468CB2#468CB2

#468CB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.091 H 234.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#468CB2
RGB	rgb(70, 140, 178)
HSL	hsl(201, 44%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(201, 61%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 21.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.35, -10.46, -26.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.35, 28.55, 248.50°)
OKLab	oklab(61.06% -0.0526 -0.0743)
OKLCH	oklch(61.06% 0.091 234.7)
XYZ	xyz(19.9367, 23.2707, 45.5519)
Luminance	0.2327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#468CB2 #B26C46

analogous

#46B2A2 #468CB2 #4656B2

triadic

#468CB2 #B2468C #8CB246

tetradic

#468CB2 #A246B2 #B26C46 #56B246

square

#468CB2 #A246B2 #B26C46 #56B246

split-complementary

#468CB2 #B24656 #B2A246

monochromatic

#23475A #356986 #468CB2 #6FA8C6 #9BC2D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#468CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#468CB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #468CB2

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##468CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##468CB2	1.00	3.71	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8BB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B80B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009699

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #468cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 140, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.091 234.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83adc9',
    500: '#468cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #468cb2;
$custom-light: #83adc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#468cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 201.111,
    "s": 43.548,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61055,
    "c": 0.09102,
    "h": 234.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#468CB2

secondary

#C4A290

accent

#8155D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #468CB2

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

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