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#469eb6 color: Aquatic Cool

#469eb6 is rgb(70, 158, 182) in RGB and oklch(65.533% 0.09058 218.57) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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193°
100%

65.5%
0.091
219°
  • Sky blue
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.08:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #469eb6

#469eb6 is a bright sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 65.5% lightness, 0.091 chroma and a hue of 219°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.08:1 contrast and black text 6.83:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Aquatic Cool (#41a0b4). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium sky blue colors

Lighter: #469eb6 mixed with white

  1. 469eb6
  2. 5ca8bd
  3. 70b1c5
  4. 82bbcc
  5. 95c5d3
  6. a7cedb
  7. b8d8e2
  8. cae2e9
  9. dcebf0
  10. edf5f8

Darker: #469eb6 mixed with black

  1. 469eb6
  2. 3c899e
  3. 327486
  4. 28606f
  5. 1e4d59
  6. 153a44
  7. 0d2930
  8. 05181d
  9. 02090c
  10. 000102

Calmer: #469eb6 with less saturation

  1. 469eb6
  2. 519db2
  3. 5a9caf
  4. 639aab
  5. 6b99a7
  6. 7298a4
  7. 7997a0
  8. 7f959c
  9. 859498
  10. 8b9294

Questions about #469eb6

What color is #469eb6?

#469eb6 is bright sky blue. The closest named color is Aquatic Cool. In RGB it is rgb(70, 158, 182), in HSL hsl(192.86, 44.44%, 49.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.533% 0.09058 218.57).

What colors go well with #469eb6?

The complementary color of #469eb6 is #c17d67. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #42a39c and #6395c6. The triadic partners are #b57ba4 and #9f924d.

Is white or black text more readable on #469eb6?

Black text reads better on #469eb6: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.08:1 and black gives 6.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #469eb6 a warm or cool color?

#469eb6 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 219 degrees, its lightness 65.5% and its chroma 0.091.