#468DB2#468DB2

#468DB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.091 H 233.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#468DB2
RGB	rgb(70, 141, 178)
HSL	hsl(201, 44%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(201, 61%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 20.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.65, -11.02, -26.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.65, 28.33, 247.11°)
OKLab	oklab(61.29% -0.0537 -0.073)
OKLCH	oklch(61.29% 0.091 233.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.0835, 23.5643, 45.6008)
Luminance	0.2357 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#468DB2 #B26B46

analogous

#46B2A1 #468DB2 #4657B2

triadic

#468DB2 #B2468D #8DB246

tetradic

#468DB2 #A146B2 #B26B46 #57B246

square

#468DB2 #A146B2 #B26B46 #57B246

split-complementary

#468DB2 #B24657 #B2A146

monochromatic

#23475A #356A86 #468DB2 #6FA8C6 #9BC3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#468DB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.71

#468DB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #468DB2

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##468DB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##468DB2	1.00	3.68	5.71	5.71
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7B8CB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C80B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #468db2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 141, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.091 233.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83aec9',
    500: '#468db2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #468db2;
$custom-light: #83aec9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#468db2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200.556,
    "s": 43.548,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61293,
    "c": 0.0906,
    "h": 233.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#468DB2

secondary

#C4A290

accent

#8055D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #468DB2

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

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