#468EAF#468EAF

#468EAF is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.087 H 230.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#468EAF
RGB	rgb(70, 142, 175)
HSL	hsl(199, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(199, 60%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 18.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.83, -12.54, -24.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.83, 27.18, 242.53°)
OKLab	oklab(61.4% -0.0559 -0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(61.4% 0.087 230.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.9337, 23.7413, 44.0812)
Luminance	0.2374 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#468EAF #AF6746

analogous

#46AF9B #468EAF #4659AF

triadic

#468EAF #AF468E #8EAF46

tetradic

#468EAF #9B46AF #AF6746 #59AF46

square

#468EAF #9B46AF #AF6746 #59AF46

split-complementary

#468EAF #AF4659 #AF9B46

monochromatic

#234758 #356B83 #468EAF #6DA9C5 #99C3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#468EAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.75

#468EAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #468EAF

5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##468EAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##468EAF	1.00	3.65	5.75	5.75
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8CB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F81AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #468eaf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 142, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.087 230.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83afc7',
    500: '#468eaf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #468eaf;
$custom-light: #83afc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#468eaf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.857,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61395,
    "c": 0.08748,
    "h": 230.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#468EAF

secondary

#C29F8E

accent

#7D55D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #468EAF

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

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