#468ddd

Color #468ddd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.58 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#468ddd

RGB

rgb(70, 141, 221)

HSL

hsl(211.8, 68.9%, 57.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.8, 68.3%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.3%, 36.2%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(57.63, 3.42, -47.3)

LCH

lch(57.63, 47.42, 274.14)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.1405, 253.24)

HWB

hwb(211.8, 27.5%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dd9646

Analogous

#46d8dd

#468ddd

#4b46dd

Triadic

#468ddd

#dd468d

#8ddd46

Split-complementary

#468ddd

#dd4b46

#d8dd46

Tetradic

#468ddd

#9646dd

#dd9646

#8ddd46

Square

#468ddd

#dd46d8

#dd9646

#46dd4b

Shades

Color #468ddd mixed toward black.

#2674cd

#1e5da4

#17467b

#0f2f52

#081729

Tints

Color #468ddd mixed toward white.

#65a0e3

#84b3e8

#a3c6ee

#c1d9f4

#e0ecf9

Tones

Color #468ddd mixed toward gray.

#538ed0

#5f8fc4

#6c8fb7

#7890ab

#85919e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6dcd · ΔE 15.4

Deuteranopia

#6862c9 · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#4cc0bd · ΔE 28.9

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 23

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Code

CSS

background-color: #468ddd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#468ddd]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#468ddd (#468ddd) is rgb(70, 141, 221) in RGB.

No, #468ddd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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