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#468fe1 color: Oregon Blue

#468fe1 is rgb(70, 143, 225) in RGB and oklch(64.17% 0.14351 253.209) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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212°
100%

64.2%
0.144
253°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 12%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.35:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #468fe1

#468fe1 is a bright blue color. In OKLCH it has 64.2% lightness, 0.144 chroma and a hue of 253°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.35:1 contrast and black text 6.28:1, 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: #468fe1 mixed with white

  1. 468fe1
  2. 5a9be5
  3. 6da6e9
  4. 80b1ec
  5. 92bdef
  6. a4c8f3
  7. b6d3f5
  8. c8def8
  9. dae9fb
  10. edf4fd

Darker: #468fe1 mixed with black

  1. 468fe1
  2. 3c7cc4
  3. 3269a7
  4. 28578b
  5. 1e4570
  6. 153456
  7. 0d243e
  8. 051527
  9. 020712
  10. 000102

Calmer: #468fe1 with less saturation

  1. 468fe1
  2. 4f8fd9
  3. 5890d1
  4. 5f90c8
  5. 6790c0
  6. 6e8fb8
  7. 748faf
  8. 7b8fa7
  9. 818e9e
  10. 878d95

Questions about #468fe1

What color is #468fe1?

#468fe1 is bright blue. The closest named color is Oregon Blue. In RGB it is rgb(70, 143, 225), in HSL hsl(211.74, 72.09%, 57.84%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.17% 0.14351 253.209).

What colors go well with #468fe1?

The complementary color of #468fe1 is #c07c00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #009dcb and #827fe0. The triadic partners are #d56373 and #689f3b.

Is white or black text more readable on #468fe1?

White text reads better on #468fe1: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and black gives 6.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #468fe1 a warm or cool color?

#468fe1 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 253 degrees, its lightness 64.2% and its chroma 0.144.