#468FBD#468FBD

#468FBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.101 H 238.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#468FBD
RGB	rgb(70, 143, 189)
HSL	hsl(203, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(203, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(63%, 24.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.70, -8.58, -30.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.70, 31.91, 254.40°)
OKLab	oklab(62.28% -0.052 -0.0863)
OKLCH	oklch(62.28% 0.101 238.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.5301, 24.6190, 51.7515)
Luminance	0.2462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#468FBD #BD7446

analogous

#46BDAF #468FBD #4653BD

triadic

#468FBD #BD468F #8FBD46

tetradic

#468FBD #AF46BD #BD7446 #53BD46

square

#468FBD #AF46BD #BD7446 #53BD46

split-complementary

#468FBD #BD4653 #BDAF46

monochromatic

#244C65 #346E92 #468FBD #73AACD #A0C6DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.54

#468FBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.92

#468FBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #468FBD

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##468FBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##468FBD	1.00	3.54	5.92	5.92
#FFFFFF	3.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8FBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A83BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009B9F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #468fbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 143, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.101 238.9);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#468fbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 143,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.193,
    "s": 47.41,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62281,
    "c": 0.10073,
    "h": 238.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.24621
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#468FBD

secondary

#CAA995

accent

#8551D7

background

#F8FAFC

surface

#F0F4F9

border

#CBCED2

text

#0C1014

muted

#7D7F82

Preview Lab

Preview with #468FBD

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

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