#468fab color: Boston Blue
#468fab is rgb(70, 143, 171) in RGB and oklch(61.459% 0.08393 225.775) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Sky blue
- Medium
- Soft
- Cool
- ≈ Steel blue
- cyan-600
- Black 33%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #468fab
#468fab is a soft sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 61.5% lightness, 0.084 chroma and a hue of 226°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 3.63:1 contrast and black text 5.78:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Boston Blue (#438eac). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.
Lighter: #468fab mixed with white
Darker: #468fab mixed with black
Calmer: #468fab with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #468fab
Questions about #468fab
What color is #468fab?
#468fab is soft sky blue. The closest named color is Boston Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 143, 171), in HSL hsl(196.63, 41.91%, 47.25%) and in OKLCH oklch(61.459% 0.08393 225.775).
What colors go well with #468fab?
The complementary color of #468fab is #af7459. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #3b9495 and #6287b7. The triadic partners are #a9708f and #8b8849.
Is white or black text more readable on #468fab?
White text reads better on #468fab: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and black gives 5.78:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #468fab a warm or cool color?
#468fab is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 226 degrees, its lightness 61.5% and its chroma 0.084.