#468EB0#468EB0

#468EB0 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.088 H 231.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#468EB0
RGB	rgb(70, 142, 176)
HSL	hsl(199, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(199, 60%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 19.3%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.87, -12.22, -24.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.87, 27.49, 243.61°)
OKLab	oklab(61.44% -0.0555 -0.0687)
OKLCH	oklch(61.44% 0.088 231.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.0322, 23.7808, 44.6003)
Luminance	0.2378 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#468EB0 #B06846

analogous

#46B09D #468EB0 #4659B0

triadic

#468EB0 #B0468E #8EB046

tetradic

#468EB0 #9D46B0 #B06846 #59B046

square

#468EB0 #9D46B0 #B06846 #59B046

split-complementary

#468EB0 #B04659 #B09D46

monochromatic

#234758 #356B84 #468EB0 #6EA9C5 #9AC3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.65

#468EB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.76

#468EB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #468EB0

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##468EB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##468EB0	1.00	3.65	5.76	5.76
#FFFFFF	3.65	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8CB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E81B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009799

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #468eb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 142, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.088 231.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83afc7',
    500: '#468eb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #468eb0;
$custom-light: #83afc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#468eb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 199.245,
    "s": 43.089,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6144,
    "c": 0.08837,
    "h": 231.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.23783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#468EB0

secondary

#C3A08F

accent

#7D55D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #468EB0

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

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