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#468ce0 color: Oregon Blue

#468ce0 is rgb(70, 140, 224) in RGB and oklch(63.452% 0.14526 254.483) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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213°
100%

63.5%
0.145
254°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.45:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.09:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #468ce0

#468ce0 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.5% lightness, 0.145 chroma and a hue of 254°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.45:1 contrast and black text 6.09:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Oregon Blue (#448ee4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #468ce0 mixed with white

  1. 468ce0
  2. 5a98e4
  3. 6da4e8
  4. 7fafeb
  5. 91bbef
  6. a4c6f2
  7. b6d2f5
  8. c8ddf8
  9. dae8fb
  10. edf4fd

Darker: #468ce0 mixed with black

  1. 468ce0
  2. 3c79c3
  3. 3267a6
  4. 28558a
  5. 1e4370
  6. 153356
  7. 0d233e
  8. 051427
  9. 020712
  10. 000102

Calmer: #468ce0 with less saturation

  1. 468ce0
  2. 4f8cd8
  3. 578dcf
  4. 5e8dc7
  5. 658dbf
  6. 6c8db6
  7. 738dae
  8. 798ca5
  9. 7f8c9c
  10. 858b93

Questions about #468ce0

What color is #468ce0?

#468ce0 is bright blue. The closest named color is Oregon Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 140, 224), in HSL hsl(212.73, 71.3%, 57.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.452% 0.14526 254.483).

What colors go well with #468ce0?

The complementary color of #468ce0 is #bd7a00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009bca and #827bde. The triadic partners are #d3606f and #639d3a.

Is white or black text more readable on #468ce0?

White text reads better on #468ce0: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and black gives 6.09:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #468ce0 a warm or cool color?

#468ce0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 254 degrees, its lightness 63.5% and its chroma 0.145.