#468FAE#468FAE

#468FAE is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.086 H 228.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#468FAE
RGB	rgb(70, 143, 174)
HSL	hsl(198, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(198, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 17.8%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.09, -13.41, -23.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.09, 26.74, 239.92°)
OKLab	oklab(61.59% -0.0574 -0.0645)
OKLCH	oklch(61.59% 0.086 228.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.9853, 24.0011, 43.6156)
Luminance	0.2400 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#468FAE #AE6546

analogous

#46AE99 #468FAE #465BAE

triadic

#468FAE #AE468F #8FAE46

tetradic

#468FAE #9946AE #AE6546 #5BAE46

square

#468FAE #9946AE #AE6546 #5BAE46

split-complementary

#468FAE #AE465B #AE9946

monochromatic

#234757 #346B82 #468FAE #6DAAC4 #99C4D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.62

#468FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.80

#468FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #468FAE

5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##468FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##468FAE	1.00	3.62	5.80	5.80
#FFFFFF	3.62	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.80	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7F8DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7082AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009899

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #468fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 143, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.086 228.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83afc6',
    500: '#468fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #468fae;
$custom-light: #83afc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#468fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.885,
    "s": 42.623,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6159,
    "c": 0.08634,
    "h": 228.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.24003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#468FAE

secondary

#C29D8E

accent

#7B55D2

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F8

border

#CBCED1

text

#0B1013

muted

#7C7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #468FAE

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

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