#469CBE#469CBE

#469CBE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.096 H 227.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#469CBE
RGB	rgb(70, 156, 190)
HSL	hsl(197, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(197, 63%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.2%, 17.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.60, -15.44, -25.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.60, 29.62, 238.57°)
OKLab	oklab(65.4% -0.0656 -0.0705)
OKLCH	oklch(65.4% 0.096 227.1)
XYZ	xyz(23.7049, 28.7943, 53.0138)
Luminance	0.2880 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#469CBE #BE6846

analogous

#46BEA4 #469CBE #4660BE

triadic

#469CBE #BE469C #9CBE46

tetradic

#469CBE #A446BE #BE6846 #60BE46

square

#469CBE #A446BE #BE6846 #60BE46

split-complementary

#469CBE #BE4660 #BEA446

monochromatic

#245366 #347893 #469CBE #73B4CE #A1CCDE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.11

#469CBE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.76

#469CBE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #469CBE

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##469CBE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##469CBE	1.00	3.11	6.76	6.76
#FFFFFF	3.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A99C0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798DBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #469cbe;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 156, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.096 227.1);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#469cbe",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197,
    "s": 48,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65395,
    "c": 0.09632,
    "h": 227.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.28797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#469CBE

secondary

#CAA495

accent

#7750D8

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #469CBE

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

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