#468FC3#468FC3
#468FC3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.107 H 242.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #468FC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 143, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.1%, 26.7%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.96, -6.60, -33.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.96, 34.37, 258.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.57% -0.05 -0.0949) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.57% 0.107 242.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1949, 24.8849, 55.2528) |
| Luminance | 0.2489 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.95
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.20
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.63
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.77
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.84
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#468FC3 #C37A46
analogous
#46C3B8 #468FC3 #4651C3
triadic
#468FC3 #C3468F #8FC346
tetradic
#468FC3 #B846C3 #C37A46 #51C346
square
#468FC3 #B846C3 #C37A46 #51C346
split-complementary
#468FC3 #C34651 #C3B846
monochromatic
#234D6C #326F9A #468FC3 #74ABD2 #A2C7E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#468FC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.98
#468FC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #468FC3
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##468FC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##468FC3 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.98 | 5.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7890C5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6783C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009CA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #468fc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 143, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.107 242.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86afd5',
500: '#468fc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #468fc3; $custom-light: #86afd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#468fc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 143,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.96,
"s": 51.02,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62573,
"c": 0.10728,
"h": 242.2
},
"luminance": 0.24887
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#468FC3
secondary
#CEAE97
accent
#884DDA
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83