What color is #468ACD?

#468ACD is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Sea Salt Rivers. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #468ACD?

The RGB value is 70, 138, 205: 70 red, 138 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #468ACD?

The complementary color is #CD8946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #468ACD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#468ACD color

#468ACD rgb(70, 138, 205)

Shades of blue

The hex color #468ACD is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 54.1% green and 80.4% blue (70, 138, 205).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 57% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 33% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Sea Salt Rivers (#5087BD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#468ACD color codes

HEX	`#468ACD`
RGB	`rgb(70, 138, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 54.1%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 57%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 66%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 33%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.97, -0.33, -40.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.97, 40.93, 269.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.63, 23.885, 61.163)`
Decimal	`4623053`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #468ACD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #468ACD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#468ACD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #468ACD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #468acd; }
.text { color: #468acd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #468acd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 138 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #468acd, #4646cd); }

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Questions

What color is #468ACD?: #468ACD is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Sea Salt Rivers. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #468ACD?: The RGB value is 70, 138, 205: 70 red, 138 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #468ACD?: The complementary color is #CD8946, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #468ACD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.