#468FD9#468FD9
#468FD9 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.133 H 251.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #468FD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 143, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 66%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 68%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.7%, 34.1%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.99, 0.86, -44.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.99, 44.50, 271.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.72% -0.0435 -0.1262) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.72% 0.133 251) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8680, 25.9542, 69.3313) |
| Luminance | 0.2596 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 1.39
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.13
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 4.99
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 5.09
Cerulean (survey)
#0485D1
ΔE00 5.09
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#468FD9 #D99046
analogous
#46D9D9 #468FD9 #4746D9
triadic
#468FD9 #D9468F #8FD946
tetradic
#468FD9 #D946D9 #D99046 #46D947
square
#468FD9 #D946D9 #D99046 #46D947
split-complementary
#468FD9 #D94746 #D9D946
monochromatic
#1C5289 #2670BB #468FD9 #79AEE3 #ACCCEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#468FD9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.19
#468FD9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #468FD9
6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##468FD9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##468FD9 | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.19 | 6.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E93DC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5985D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A0AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #468fd9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 143, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.133 251.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89afe5',
500: '#468fd9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #468fd9; $custom-light: #89afe5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#468fd9",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 143,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 210.204,
"s": 65.919,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63723,
"c": 0.13349,
"h": 251
},
"luminance": 0.25957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#468FD9
secondary
#DCBE9F
accent
#943FE9
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F1F4FC
border
#CBCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84