#469CAE#469CAE
#469CAE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.086 H 213.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #469CAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 156, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 60%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.8%, 10.3%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.01, -20.39, -17.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.01, 26.65, 220.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.73% -0.0718 -0.0476) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.73% 0.086 213.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0511, 28.1328, 44.3043) |
| Luminance | 0.2813 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.21
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.96
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.76
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.16
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.93
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#469CAE #AE5846
analogous
#46AE8C #469CAE #4668AE
triadic
#469CAE #AE469C #9CAE46
tetradic
#469CAE #8C46AE #AE5846 #68AE46
square
#469CAE #8C46AE #AE5846 #68AE46
split-complementary
#469CAE #AE4668 #AE8C46
monochromatic
#234E57 #347582 #469CAE #6DB5C4 #99CBD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.17
#469CAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.63
#469CAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #469CAE
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##469CAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##469CAE | 1.00 | 3.17 | 6.63 | 6.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E97AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8CAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #469cae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 156, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.086 213.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84b9c6',
500: '#469cae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #469cae; $custom-light: #84b9c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#469cae",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 156,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.385,
"s": 42.623,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64726,
"c": 0.08617,
"h": 213.5
},
"luminance": 0.28135
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#469CAE
secondary
#C2978E
accent
#6B55D2
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1113
muted
#7D8082