#468FC8#468FC8
#468FC8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.113 H 244.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #468FC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 143, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(206, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(206, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 28.5%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.19, -4.93, -36.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.19, 36.54, 262.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.82% -0.0484 -0.1021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.82% 0.113 244.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7697, 25.1148, 58.2801) |
| Luminance | 0.2512 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 3.90
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 4.00
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.11
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 4.34
Steel Blue
#4682B4
ΔE00 4.82
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#468FC8 #C87F46
analogous
#46C8C0 #468FC8 #464EC8
triadic
#468FC8 #C8468F #8FC846
tetradic
#468FC8 #C046C8 #C87F46 #4EC846
square
#468FC8 #C046C8 #C87F46 #4EC846
split-complementary
#468FC8 #C8464E #C8C046
monochromatic
#224F72 #306FA1 #468FC8 #75ACD6 #A4C8E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.49
#468FC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.02
#468FC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #468FC8
6.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##468FC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##468FC8 | 1.00 | 3.49 | 6.02 | 6.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7690CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6484C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009DA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #468fc8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 143, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.113 244.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86afd9',
500: '#468fc8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #468fc8; $custom-light: #86afd9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#468fc8",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 143,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 206.308,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62824,
"c": 0.11298,
"h": 244.6
},
"luminance": 0.25117
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#468FC8
secondary
#D1B199
accent
#8B4ADE
background
#F8FAFD
surface
#F0F4FA
border
#CBCED3
text
#0C1014
muted
#7D7F83