#468FDE#468FDE
#468FDE is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.140 H 252.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #468FDE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 143, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(211, 70%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(211, 68%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.5%, 35.6%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.24, 2.58, -46.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.24, 46.96, 273.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64% -0.0422 -0.1332) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.14 252.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5282, 26.2182, 72.8083) |
| Luminance | 0.2622 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 0.77
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 2.72
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 5.00
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 5.22
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 5.30
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#468FDE #DE9546
analogous
#46DBDE #468FDE #4946DE
triadic
#468FDE #DE468F #8FDE46
tetradic
#468FDE #DE46DB #DE9546 #46DE49
square
#468FDE #DE46DB #DE9546 #46DE49
split-complementary
#468FDE #DE4946 #DBDE46
monochromatic
#1A5290 #2370C4 #468FDE #7AAEE7 #AECEF1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#468FDE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.24
#468FDE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #468FDE
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##468FDE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##468FDE | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.24 | 6.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C94E1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5686DC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A1AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #468fde; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 143, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.140 252.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8aafe8',
500: '#468fde',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #468fde; $custom-light: #8aafe8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#468fde",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 143,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 211.184,
"s": 69.725,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64,
"c": 0.13973,
"h": 252.4
},
"luminance": 0.26221
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#468FDE
secondary
#DFC1A1
accent
#973BED
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F1F4FD
border
#CBCED5
text
#0D1016
muted
#7E7F84