#468EB2#468EB2

#468EB2 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.090 H 232.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#468EB2
RGB	rgb(70, 142, 178)
HSL	hsl(200, 44%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(200, 61%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.7%, 20.2%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.95, -11.58, -25.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.95, 28.14, 245.69°)
OKLab	oklab(61.53% -0.0548 -0.0716)
OKLCH	oklch(61.53% 0.09 232.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.2316, 23.8605, 45.6502)
Luminance	0.2386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#468EB2 #B26A46

analogous

#46B2A0 #468EB2 #4658B2

triadic

#468EB2 #B2468E #8EB246

tetradic

#468EB2 #A046B2 #B26A46 #58B246

square

#468EB2 #A046B2 #B26A46 #58B246

split-complementary

#468EB2 #B24658 #B2A046

monochromatic

#23485A #356B86 #468EB2 #6FA9C6 #9BC3D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#468EB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#468EB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #468EB2

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##468EB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##468EB2	1.00	3.64	5.77	5.77
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8CB4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D81B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00989A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #468eb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 142, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.090 232.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83afc9',
    500: '#468eb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #468eb2;
$custom-light: #83afc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#468eb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 43.548,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6153,
    "c": 0.0902,
    "h": 232.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.23862
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#468EB2

secondary

#C4A190

accent

#7F55D3

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #468EB2

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

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