#468ED4#468ED4
#468ED4 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.128 H 250.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #468ED4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 142, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 62%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 67%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 33%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.46, -0.28, -42.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.46, 42.52, 269.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.23% -0.0439 -0.1205) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.23% 0.128 250) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0780, 25.3991, 65.9082) |
| Luminance | 0.2540 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 1.89
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.65
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.41
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.60
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 4.77
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#468ED4 #D48C46
analogous
#46D4D3 #468ED4 #4647D4
triadic
#468ED4 #D4468E #8ED446
tetradic
#468ED4 #D346D4 #D48C46 #47D446
square
#468ED4 #D346D4 #D48C46 #47D446
split-complementary
#468ED4 #D44647 #D4D346
monochromatic
#1E5181 #2A6FB3 #468ED4 #78ACE0 #A9CBEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#468ED4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.08
#468ED4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #468ED4
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##468ED4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##468ED4 | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.08 | 6.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F91D7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5B84D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009EA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #468ed4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 142, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.128 250.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88aee1',
500: '#468ed4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #468ed4; $custom-light: #88aee1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#468ed4",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 142,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 209.577,
"s": 62.281,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63226,
"c": 0.12822,
"h": 250
},
"luminance": 0.25402
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#468ED4
secondary
#D9BA9D
accent
#9342E5
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FB
border
#CBCED4
text
#0D1015
muted
#7D7F83