#469bab

Color #469bab

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8.86 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#469bab

RGB

rgb(70, 155, 171)

HSL

hsl(189.5, 41.9%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.5, 59.1%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.1%, 9.4%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(59.6, -20.77, -16.07)

LCH

lch(59.6, 26.26, 217.73)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.0846, 211.72)

HWB

hwb(189.5, 27.5%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ab5646

Analogous

#46ab89

#469bab

#4669ab

Triadic

#469bab

#ab469b

#9bab46

Split-complementary

#469bab

#ab4669

#ab8946

Tetradic

#469bab

#5646ab

#ab5646

#9bab46

Square

#469bab

#8946ab

#ab5646

#69ab46

Shades

Color #469bab mixed toward black.

#3a818f

#2f6772

#234e56

#173439

#0c1a1d

Tints

Color #469bab mixed toward white.

#60afbe

#80bfcb

#a0cfd8

#bfdfe5

#dfeff2

Tones

Color #469bab mixed toward gray.

#4f95a3

#57909a

#5f8a92

#688489

#707e81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7575a7 · ΔE 25.3

Deuteranopia

#7069a6 · ΔE 27.8

Tritanopia

#4da4a4 · ΔE 7

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 19.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #469bab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#469bab]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#469bab (#469bab) is rgb(70, 155, 171) in RGB.

No, #469bab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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