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#468eb9 color: Quiet Night

#468eb9 is rgb(70, 142, 185) in RGB and oklch(61.855% 0.0971 237.413) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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202°
100%

61.9%
0.097
237°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.60:1Hard to read
Lc -69
Black text
5.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 41

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About #468eb9

#468eb9 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.9% lightness, 0.097 chroma and a hue of 237°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.6:1 contrast and black text 5.83:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Quiet Night (#3e8fbc). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #468eb9 mixed with white

  1. 468eb9
  2. 5a99c0
  3. 6da4c7
  4. 80b0cf
  5. 92bbd6
  6. a4c6dd
  7. b6d1e4
  8. c8ddeb
  9. dae8f1
  10. edf4f8

Darker: #468eb9 mixed with black

  1. 468eb9
  2. 3c7ba0
  3. 326889
  4. 285671
  5. 1e445b
  6. 153446
  7. 0d2431
  8. 05151e
  9. 02070d
  10. 000102

Calmer: #468eb9 with less saturation

  1. 468eb9
  2. 4f8db4
  3. 568daf
  4. 5d8caa
  5. 648ba5
  6. 6a8ba0
  7. 708a9b
  8. 768995
  9. 7b8890
  10. 81878b

Questions about #468eb9

What color is #468eb9?

#468eb9 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Quiet Night. In RGB it is rgb(70, 142, 185), in HSL hsl(202.43, 45.1%, 50%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.855% 0.0971 237.413).

What colors go well with #468eb9?

The complementary color of #468eb9 is #b27648. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #2596a4 and #6c83c1. The triadic partners are #b56c86 and #818d46.

Is white or black text more readable on #468eb9?

White text reads better on #468eb9: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and black gives 5.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #468eb9 a warm or cool color?

#468eb9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 237 degrees, its lightness 61.9% and its chroma 0.097.