#468EBE#468EBE

#468EBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.102 H 240.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#468EBE
RGB	rgb(70, 142, 190)
HSL	hsl(204, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(204, 63%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 25.3%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.45, -7.68, -31.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.45, 32.61, 256.37°)
OKLab	oklab(62.1% -0.0506 -0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(62.1% 0.102 240.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.4895, 24.3637, 52.2754)
Luminance	0.2437 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#468EBE #BE7646

analogous

#46BEB2 #468EBE #4652BE

triadic

#468EBE #BE468E #8EBE46

tetradic

#468EBE #B246BE #BE7646 #52BE46

square

#468EBE #B246BE #BE7646 #52BE46

split-complementary

#468EBE #BE4652 #BEB246

monochromatic

#244B66 #346D93 #468EBE #73AACE #A1C5DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.58

#468EBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.87

#468EBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #468EBE

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##468EBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##468EBE	1.00	3.58	5.87	5.87
#FFFFFF	3.58	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788EC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6882BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009A9E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#878787

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #468ebe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 142, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.102 240.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85afd1',
    500: '#468ebe',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #468ebe;
$custom-light: #85afd1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#468ebe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 204,
    "s": 48,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62095,
    "c": 0.10241,
    "h": 240.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.24366
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#468EBE

secondary

#CAAB95

accent

#8650D8

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #468EBE

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

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