#469CBD#469CBD

#469CBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.096 H 226.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#469CBD
RGB	rgb(70, 156, 189)
HSL	hsl(197, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(197, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(63%, 17.5%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.56, -15.76, -24.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.56, 29.36, 237.53°)
OKLab	oklab(65.35% -0.066 -0.0691)
OKLCH	oklch(65.35% 0.096 226.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.5959, 28.7507, 52.4402)
Luminance	0.2875 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#469CBD #BD6746

analogous

#46BDA2 #469CBD #4660BD

triadic

#469CBD #BD469C #9CBD46

tetradic

#469CBD #A246BD #BD6746 #60BD46

square

#469CBD #A246BD #BD6746 #60BD46

split-complementary

#469CBD #BD4660 #BDA246

monochromatic

#245365 #347892 #469CBD #73B4CD #A0CCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.11

#469CBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.75

#469CBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #469CBD

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##469CBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##469CBD	1.00	3.11	6.75	6.75
#FFFFFF	3.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.75	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.75	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A99BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798DBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #469cbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 156, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.096 226.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85b9d1',
    500: '#469cbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #469cbd;
$custom-light: #85b9d1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#469cbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.639,
    "s": 47.41,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65351,
    "c": 0.09554,
    "h": 226.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.28753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#469CBD

secondary

#CAA495

accent

#7651D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #469CBD

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

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