#468FC4#468FC4
#468FC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.108 H 242.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #468FC4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 143, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 64%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.3%, 27%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.01, -6.26, -34.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.01, 34.79, 259.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.62% -0.0497 -0.0963) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.62% 0.108 242.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3083, 24.9303, 55.8502) |
| Luminance | 0.2493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.91
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.16
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.55
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.76
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 4.78
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#468FC4 #C47B46
analogous
#46C4BA #468FC4 #4650C4
triadic
#468FC4 #C4468F #8FC446
tetradic
#468FC4 #BA46C4 #C47B46 #50C446
square
#468FC4 #BA46C4 #C47B46 #50C446
split-complementary
#468FC4 #C44650 #C4BA46
monochromatic
#234E6D #326F9B #468FC4 #74ABD3 #A3C7E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#468FC4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#468FC4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #468FC4
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##468FC4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##468FC4 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7790C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6683C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009CA1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #468fc4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 143, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.108 242.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86afd6',
500: '#468fc4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #468fc4; $custom-light: #86afd6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#468fc4",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 143,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 205.238,
"s": 51.639,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62623,
"c": 0.10841,
"h": 242.7
},
"luminance": 0.24933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#468FC4
secondary
#CEAF97
accent
#894DDB
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83