#468DC0#468DC0
#468DC0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.105 H 242.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #468DC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 141, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 49%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 26.6%, 0%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.24, -6.45, -33.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.24, 33.77, 258.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.96% -0.0489 -0.0933) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.96% 0.105 242.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5615, 24.1555, 53.3851) |
| Luminance | 0.2416 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.54
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.63
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.07
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.27
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.31
Off Blue
#5684AE
ΔE00 4.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#468DC0 #C07946
analogous
#46C0B6 #468DC0 #4650C0
triadic
#468DC0 #C0468D #8DC046
tetradic
#468DC0 #B646C0 #C07946 #50C046
square
#468DC0 #B646C0 #C07946 #50C046
split-complementary
#468DC0 #C04650 #C0B646
monochromatic
#234B68 #336C96 #468DC0 #74A9D0 #A1C5DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#468DC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.83
#468DC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #468DC0
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##468DC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##468DC0 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 5.83 | 5.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#768EC2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6681BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009A9F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #468dc0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 141, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.105 242.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85aed3',
500: '#468dc0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #468dc0; $custom-light: #85aed3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#468dc0",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 141,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.082,
"s": 49.194,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6196,
"c": 0.10529,
"h": 242.3
},
"luminance": 0.24158
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#468DC0
secondary
#CCAC96
accent
#894FD9
background
#F8FAFC
surface
#F0F4F9
border
#CBCED2
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F82