#468ECB#468ECB
#468ECB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.117 H 246.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #468ECB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 142, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(208, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(208, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 30%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.03, -3.34, -38.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.03, 38.28, 264.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.75% -0.0465 -0.1077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.75% 0.117 246.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9742, 24.9576, 60.0949) |
| Luminance | 0.2496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.25
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 3.87
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.93
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.11
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.66
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#468ECB #CB8346
analogous
#46CBC5 #468ECB #464BCB
triadic
#468ECB #CB468E #8ECB46
tetradic
#468ECB #C546CB #CB8346 #4BCB46
square
#468ECB #C546CB #CB8346 #4BCB46
split-complementary
#468ECB #CB464B #CBC546
monochromatic
#214F76 #2E6FA5 #468ECB #76ABD8 #A6C8E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#468ECB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#468ECB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #468ECB
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##468ECB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##468ECB | 1.00 | 3.50 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7390CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6183CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009DA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #468ecb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 142, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.117 246.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87aedb',
500: '#468ecb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #468ecb; $custom-light: #87aedb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#468ecb",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 142,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.519,
"s": 56.118,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62748,
"c": 0.1173,
"h": 246.7
},
"luminance": 0.2496
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#468ECB
secondary
#D3B49A
accent
#8E48DF
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0C1015
muted
#7D7F83