#468CB7#468CB7
#468CB7 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.096 H 238.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #468CB7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 140, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(203, 45%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(203, 62%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.7%, 23.5%, 0%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.56, -8.84, -29.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.56, 30.41, 253.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.29% -0.0508 -0.0816) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.29% 0.096 238.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4479, 23.4752, 48.2441) |
| Luminance | 0.2348 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.22
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.31
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.38
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.57
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.59
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#468CB7 #B77146
analogous
#46B7AA #468CB7 #4654B7
triadic
#468CB7 #B7468C #8CB746
tetradic
#468CB7 #AA46B7 #B77146 #54B746
square
#468CB7 #AA46B7 #B77146 #54B746
split-complementary
#468CB7 #B74654 #B7AA46
monochromatic
#24485E #356A8B #468CB7 #71A8C9 #9EC3DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#468CB7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#468CB7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #468CB7
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##468CB7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##468CB7 | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#788BB9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6980B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00979B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #468cb7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 140, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.096 238.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84adcc',
500: '#468cb7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #468cb7; $custom-light: #84adcc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#468cb7",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 140,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 202.832,
"s": 44.664,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61289,
"c": 0.0961,
"h": 238.1
},
"luminance": 0.23477
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#468CB7
secondary
#C6A693
accent
#8453D4
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F4F9
border
#CBCED2
text
#0C1013
muted
#7D7F82