#469DBD#469DBD

#469DBD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.095 H 225.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#469DBD
RGB	rgb(70, 157, 189)
HSL	hsl(196, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(196, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(63%, 16.9%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.86, -16.30, -24.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.86, 29.27, 236.16°)
OKLab	oklab(65.59% -0.067 -0.0678)
OKLCH	oklch(65.59% 0.095 225.3)
XYZ	xyz(23.7644, 29.0877, 52.4963)
Luminance	0.2909 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#469DBD #BD6646

analogous

#46BDA1 #469DBD #4662BD

triadic

#469DBD #BD469D #9DBD46

tetradic

#469DBD #A146BD #BD6646 #62BD46

square

#469DBD #A146BD #BD6646 #62BD46

split-complementary

#469DBD #BD4662 #BDA146

monochromatic

#245365 #347992 #469DBD #73B5CD #A0CDDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.08

#469DBD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.82

#469DBD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #469DBD

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##469DBD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##469DBD	1.00	3.08	6.82	6.82
#FFFFFF	3.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B9ABF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B8DBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A7A7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #469dbd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 157, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.095 225.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85bad1',
    500: '#469dbd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #469dbd;
$custom-light: #85bad1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#469dbd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.134,
    "s": 47.41,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65589,
    "c": 0.09535,
    "h": 225.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#469DBD

secondary

#CAA395

accent

#7551D7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F9

border

#CBD0D2

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #469DBD

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

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