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#468ac8 color: Blue Sonki

#468ac8 is rgb(70, 138, 200) in RGB and oklch(61.678% 0.11703 248.315) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

61.7%
0.117
248°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 22%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.67:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.73:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #468ac8

#468ac8 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.7% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.67:1 contrast and black text 5.73:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Sonki (#4a87cb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #468ac8 mixed with white

  1. 468ac8
  2. 5a96ce
  3. 6da1d4
  4. 7fadda
  5. 91b9e0
  6. a3c4e5
  7. b6d0eb
  8. c8dcf0
  9. dae7f5
  10. ecf3fa

Darker: #468ac8 mixed with black

  1. 468ac8
  2. 3c77ae
  3. 326594
  4. 28537b
  5. 1e4263
  6. 15324c
  7. 0d2236
  8. 051421
  9. 02070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #468ac8 with less saturation

  1. 468ac8
  2. 4e8ac2
  3. 568abb
  4. 5d89b4
  5. 6389ae
  6. 6989a7
  7. 6f88a1
  8. 75879a
  9. 7b8793
  10. 80868c

Questions about #468ac8

What color is #468ac8?

#468ac8 is soft blue. The closest named color is Blue Sonki. In RGB it is rgb(70, 138, 200), in HSL hsl(208.62, 54.17%, 52.94%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.678% 0.11703 248.315).

What colors go well with #468ac8?

The complementary color of #468ac8 is #b3762a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0095b4 and #767dca. The triadic partners are #c06577 and #709241.

Is white or black text more readable on #468ac8?

White text reads better on #468ac8: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and black gives 5.73:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #468ac8 a warm or cool color?

#468ac8 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 61.7% and its chroma 0.117.