#469DC8#469DC8
#469DC8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.105 H 233.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #469DC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 157, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 21.5%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.29, -12.78, -29.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.29, 32.44, 246.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.08% -0.063 -0.0835) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.08% 0.105 233) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0040, 29.5836, 59.0248) |
| Luminance | 0.2959 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.46
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.55
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 8.95
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 9.16
Cool Blue
#4984B8
ΔE00 9.60
Faded Blue
#658CBB
ΔE00 9.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#469DC8 #C87146
analogous
#46C8B2 #469DC8 #465CC8
triadic
#469DC8 #C8469D #9DC846
tetradic
#469DC8 #B246C8 #C87146 #5CC846
square
#469DC8 #B246C8 #C87146 #5CC846
split-complementary
#469DC8 #C8465C #C8B246
monochromatic
#225772 #307CA1 #469DC8 #75B6D6 #A4CFE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#469DC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.92
#469DC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #469DC8
6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##469DC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##469DC8 | 1.00 | 3.04 | 6.92 | 6.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#889BCA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#768EC7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #469dc8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 157, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.105 233.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87bad9',
500: '#469dc8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #469dc8; $custom-light: #87bad9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#469dc8",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 157,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.846,
"s": 54.167,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66079,
"c": 0.10463,
"h": 233
},
"luminance": 0.29586
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#469DC8
secondary
#D1AB99
accent
#7B4ADE
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1114
muted
#7D8083