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#468aca color: Blue Sonki

#468aca is rgb(70, 138, 202) in RGB and oklch(61.783% 0.11948 249.081) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

61.8%
0.119
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.65:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.75:1Readable · AA
Lc 40

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About #468aca

#468aca is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.8% lightness, 0.119 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.65:1 contrast and black text 5.75:1, 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: #468aca mixed with white

  1. 468aca
  2. 5a96d0
  3. 6da1d6
  4. 7faddb
  5. 91b9e1
  6. a3c4e6
  7. b6d0eb
  8. c8dcf1
  9. dae8f5
  10. ecf3fa

Darker: #468aca mixed with black

  1. 468aca
  2. 3c77af
  3. 326595
  4. 28537c
  5. 1e4264
  6. 15324d
  7. 0d2237
  8. 051422
  9. 02070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #468aca with less saturation

  1. 468aca
  2. 4e8ac3
  3. 568abd
  4. 5d8ab6
  5. 6389af
  6. 6a89a8
  7. 7088a2
  8. 75889b
  9. 7b8794
  10. 80868d

Questions about #468aca

What color is #468aca?

#468aca is soft blue. The closest named color is Blue Sonki. In RGB it is rgb(70, 138, 202), in HSL hsl(209.09, 55.46%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.783% 0.11948 249.081).

What colors go well with #468aca?

The complementary color of #468aca is #b37726. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0095b6 and #777dcc. The triadic partners are #c16476 and #6f9340.

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

White text reads better on #468aca: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and black gives 5.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #468aca a warm or cool color?

#468aca is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 61.8% and its chroma 0.119.