#468FE9#468FE9
#468FE9 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.154 H 255.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #468FE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 143, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(213, 79%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(213, 70%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70%, 38.6%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.81, 6.42, -52.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.81, 52.49, 277.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.63% -0.0396 -0.1485) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.63% 0.154 255.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0508, 26.8273, 80.8276) |
| Luminance | 0.2683 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 0.73
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 2.24
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.08
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 5.02
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 5.34
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#468FE9 #E9A046
analogous
#46E0E9 #468FE9 #4F46E9
triadic
#468FE9 #E9468F #8FE946
tetradic
#468FE9 #E946E0 #E9A046 #46E94F
square
#468FE9 #E946E0 #E9A046 #46E94F
split-complementary
#468FE9 #E94F46 #E0E946
monochromatic
#1353A1 #1A6FD8 #468FE9 #7DB0F0 #B3D1F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#468FE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.37
#468FE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #468FE9
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##468FE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##468FE9 | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.37 | 6.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6696ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C87E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #468fe9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 143, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.154 255.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8baff0',
500: '#468fe9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #468fe9; $custom-light: #8baff0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#468fe9",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 143,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 213.129,
"s": 78.744,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64632,
"c": 0.15366,
"h": 255.1
},
"luminance": 0.2683
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#468FE9
secondary
#E5C9A6
accent
#9E33F5
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0D1017
muted
#7E7F85