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#469fb3 color: Aquatic Cool

#469fb3 is rgb(70, 159, 179) in RGB and oklch(65.652% 0.08908 214.836) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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191°
100%

65.7%
0.089
215°
  • Cyan
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.06:1Hard to read
Lc -63
Black text
6.87:1Readable · AA
Lc 47

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About #469fb3

#469fb3 is a bright cyan color. In OKLCH it has 65.7% lightness, 0.089 chroma and a hue of 215°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.06:1 contrast and black text 6.87:1, so black text reads better.

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

More medium cyan colors

Lighter: #469fb3 mixed with white

  1. 469fb3
  2. 5ca9bb
  3. 70b2c2
  4. 83bcca
  5. 95c5d1
  6. a7cfd9
  7. b8d8e0
  8. cae2e8
  9. dcecf0
  10. edf5f7

Darker: #469fb3 mixed with black

  1. 469fb3
  2. 3c8a9b
  3. 327584
  4. 28616e
  5. 1e4d58
  6. 153b43
  7. 0d292f
  8. 05181d
  9. 02090c
  10. 000101

Calmer: #469fb3 with less saturation

  1. 469fb3
  2. 519eb0
  3. 5a9dac
  4. 639ba9
  5. 6b9aa6
  6. 7299a2
  7. 79979f
  8. 7f969b
  9. 859498
  10. 8b9394

Questions about #469fb3

What color is #469fb3?

#469fb3 is bright cyan. The closest named color is Aquatic Cool. In RGB it is rgb(70, 159, 179), in HSL hsl(191.01, 43.78%, 48.82%) and in OKLCH oklch(65.652% 0.08908 214.836).

What colors go well with #469fb3?

The complementary color of #469fb3 is #c17d6c. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #47a398 and #6197c4. The triadic partners are #b37ca7 and #a2914e.

Is white or black text more readable on #469fb3?

Black text reads better on #469fb3: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and black gives 6.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #469fb3 a warm or cool color?

#469fb3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 215 degrees, its lightness 65.7% and its chroma 0.089.