#469EC5#469EC5

#469EC5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.298; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.102 H 230.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#469EC5
RGB	rgb(70, 158, 197)
HSL	hsl(198, 52%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(198, 64%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.5%, 19.8%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.47, -14.30, -27.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.47, 31.32, 242.84°)
OKLab	oklab(66.18% -0.0651 -0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(66.18% 0.102 230.1)
XYZ	xyz(24.8267, 29.7844, 57.2531)
Luminance	0.2979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#469EC5 #C56D46

analogous

#46C5AC #469EC5 #465FC5

triadic

#469EC5 #C5469E #9EC546

tetradic

#469EC5 #AC46C5 #C56D46 #5FC546

square

#469EC5 #AC46C5 #C56D46 #5FC546

split-complementary

#469EC5 #C5465F #C5AC46

monochromatic

#23576E #317C9D #469EC5 #75B6D4 #A3CFE2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.02

#469EC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.96

#469EC5 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #469EC5

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##469EC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##469EC5	1.00	3.02	6.96	6.96
#FFFFFF	3.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8A9CC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#788FC4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A9AB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #469ec5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 158, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.102 230.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86bad6',
    500: '#469ec5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #469ec5;
$custom-light: #86bad6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#469ec5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 158,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.425,
    "s": 52.263,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66178,
    "c": 0.10157,
    "h": 230.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.29787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#469EC5

secondary

#CFA998

accent

#784CDC

background

#F8FBFD

surface

#F0F6FA

border

#CBD0D3

text

#0C1114

muted

#7D8083

Preview Lab

Preview with #469EC5

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

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