#469EB3#469EB3
#469EB3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.089 H 215.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #469EB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 158, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.9%, 11.7%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.79, -19.92, -18.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.79, 27.39, 223.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.41% -0.072 -0.0522) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.41% 0.089 215.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8860, 29.0082, 47.0321) |
| Luminance | 0.2901 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.72
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.13
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.54
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.30
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 10.10
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#469EB3 #B35B46
analogous
#46B392 #469EB3 #4668B3
triadic
#469EB3 #B3469E #9EB346
tetradic
#469EB3 #9246B3 #B35B46 #68B346
square
#469EB3 #9246B3 #B35B46 #68B346
split-complementary
#469EB3 #B34668 #B39246
monochromatic
#24505B #357787 #469EB3 #6FB6C7 #9BCCD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#469EB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.80
#469EB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #469EB3
6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##469EB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##469EB3 | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.80 | 6.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9099B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8EB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #469eb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 158, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.089 215.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84bac9',
500: '#469eb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #469eb3; $custom-light: #84bac9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#469eb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 158,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.56,
"s": 43.775,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65411,
"c": 0.08893,
"h": 215.9
},
"luminance": 0.2901
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#469EB3
secondary
#C49A90
accent
#6D54D4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1113
muted
#7D8082