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#468aa5 color: Cossack Dancer

#468aa5 is rgb(70, 138, 165) in RGB and oklch(59.995% 0.08001 226.409) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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197°
100%

60%
0.080
226°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 35%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.86:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.44:1Readable · AA
Lc 38

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About #468aa5

#468aa5 is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 60% lightness, 0.08 chroma and a hue of 226°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.86:1 contrast and black text 5.44:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Cossack Dancer (#4d8aa1). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #468aa5 mixed with white

  1. 468aa5
  2. 5a95ae
  3. 6da1b7
  4. 7facc0
  5. 91b8c9
  6. a3c4d2
  7. b6cfdb
  8. c8dbe4
  9. dae7ed
  10. ecf3f6

Darker: #468aa5 mixed with black

  1. 468aa5
  2. 3c778f
  3. 326579
  4. 285365
  5. 1e4251
  6. 15323d
  7. 0d222b
  8. 05141a
  9. 02070a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #468aa5 with less saturation

  1. 468aa5
  2. 4e89a1
  3. 55889e
  4. 5b879a
  5. 618796
  6. 678693
  7. 6d858f
  8. 72838b
  9. 778288
  10. 7b8184

Questions about #468aa5

What color is #468aa5?

#468aa5 is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Cossack Dancer. In RGB it is rgb(70, 138, 165), in HSL hsl(197.05, 40.43%, 46.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.995% 0.08001 226.409).

What colors go well with #468aa5?

The complementary color of #468aa5 is #a87157. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b8f90 and #6182b0. The triadic partners are #a36d8a and #868349.

Is white or black text more readable on #468aa5?

White text reads better on #468aa5: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and black gives 5.44:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #468aa5 a warm or cool color?

#468aa5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 226 degrees, its lightness 60% and its chroma 0.08.