#468BB9 Color

#468BB9 is rgb(70, 139, 185) in RGB and hsl(204, 45%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SteelBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#468BB9

HEX#468BB9

RGBrgb(70, 139, 185)

HSLhsl(204, 45%, 50%)

HSVhsv(204, 62%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(61.2% 0.099 240.3)

CMYKcmyk(62%, 25%, 0%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #468BB9 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text3.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.65:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #468BB9 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#468BB9 Complementary#B97446 Analogous#46B9AD Analogous#4652B9 Triadic#B9468B Triadic#8BB946

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #468BB9, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#609BC3 #7AABCD #94BCD6 #AACADF #C4DAE9 #DEEAF2

Shades

#3C789F #346789 #2A536F #224359 #182F3F #0F1F29

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