#469DC4#469DC4

#469DC4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.294; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.101 H 230.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#469DC4
RGB	rgb(70, 157, 196)
HSL	hsl(199, 52%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(199, 64%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.3%, 19.9%, 0%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.13, -14.07, -27.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.13, 31.18, 243.17°)
OKLab	oklab(65.9% -0.0644 -0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(65.9% 0.101 230.4)
XYZ	xyz(24.5427, 29.3990, 56.5950)
Luminance	0.2940 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#469DC4 #C46D46

analogous

#46C4AC #469DC4 #465EC4

triadic

#469DC4 #C4469D #9DC446

tetradic

#469DC4 #AC46C4 #C46D46 #5EC446

square

#469DC4 #AC46C4 #C46D46 #5EC446

split-complementary

#469DC4 #C4465E #C4AC46

monochromatic

#23566D #327B9B #469DC4 #74B6D3 #A3CEE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.05

#469DC4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.88

#469DC4 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #469DC4

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##469DC4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##469DC4	1.00	3.05	6.88	6.88
#FFFFFF	3.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#899BC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788EC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A8AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #469dc4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 157, 196);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.101 230.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86bad6',
    500: '#469dc4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #469dc4;
$custom-light: #86bad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#469dc4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 196
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.571,
    "s": 51.639,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65898,
    "c": 0.10104,
    "h": 230.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.29402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#469DC4

secondary

#CEA897

accent

#794DDB

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #469DC4

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

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