#469BBD#469BBD

#469BBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.096 H 227.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#469BBD
RGB	rgb(70, 155, 189)
HSL	hsl(197, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(197, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(63%, 18%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.26, -15.22, -25.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.26, 29.46, 238.90°)
OKLab	oklab(65.11% -0.0649 -0.0704)
OKLCH	oklch(65.11% 0.096 227.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.4288, 28.4165, 52.3845)
Luminance	0.2842 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#469BBD #BD6846

analogous

#46BDA3 #469BBD #465FBD

triadic

#469BBD #BD469B #9BBD46

tetradic

#469BBD #A346BD #BD6846 #5FBD46

square

#469BBD #A346BD #BD6846 #5FBD46

split-complementary

#469BBD #BD465F #BDA346

monochromatic

#245265 #347792 #469BBD #73B3CD #A0CCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.14

#469BBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.68

#469BBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #469BBD

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##469BBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##469BBD	1.00	3.14	6.68	6.68
#FFFFFF	3.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.68	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.68	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8998BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788CBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A5A6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #469bbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 155, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.096 227.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85b8d1',
    500: '#469bbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #469bbd;
$custom-light: #85b8d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#469bbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 155,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.143,
    "s": 47.41,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65113,
    "c": 0.09577,
    "h": 227.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.28419
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#469BBD

secondary

#CAA495

accent

#7751D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #469BBD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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