#468EDE#468EDE
#468EDE is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.141 H 253.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #468EDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 142, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(212, 70%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(212, 68%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.5%, 36%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.96, 3.17, -47.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.96, 47.44, 273.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.78% -0.0412 -0.1345) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.78% 0.141 253) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3787, 25.9193, 72.7585) |
| Luminance | 0.2592 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 0.59
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 2.82
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.98
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 5.09
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 5.20
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#468EDE #DE9646
analogous
#46DADE #468EDE #4A46DE
triadic
#468EDE #DE468E #8EDE46
tetradic
#468EDE #DE46DA #DE9646 #46DE4A
square
#468EDE #DE46DA #DE9646 #46DE4A
split-complementary
#468EDE #DE4A46 #DADE46
monochromatic
#1A5290 #236FC4 #468EDE #7AAEE7 #AECDF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#468EDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.18
#468EDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #468EDE
6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##468EDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##468EDE | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.18 | 6.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A93E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5485DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A1AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #468ede; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 142, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.141 253.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8aaee8',
500: '#468ede',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #468ede; $custom-light: #8aaee8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#468ede",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 142,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.579,
"s": 69.725,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63779,
"c": 0.14071,
"h": 253
},
"luminance": 0.25922
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#468EDE
secondary
#DFC2A1
accent
#993BED
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F1F4FD
border
#CBCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84