What color is #468AEE?

#468AEE is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Olympic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #468AEE?

The RGB value is 70, 138, 238: 70 red, 138 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #468AEE?

The complementary color is #EEAA46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #468AEE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#468AEE color

#468AEE rgb(70, 138, 238)

Shades of blue

The hex color #468AEE is a vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 54.1% green and 93.3% blue (70, 138, 238).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 83% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 42% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Olympic Blue (#4F8FE6), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#468AEE color codes

HEX	`#468AEE`
RGB	`rgb(70, 138, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 54.1%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 83%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 71%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 42%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.7, 11.17, -56.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.7, 57.74, 281.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.041, 25.649, 84.398)`
Decimal	`4623086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #468AEE, 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 #468AEE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#468AEE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #468AEE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #468aee; }
.text { color: #468aee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #468aee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 138 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #468aee, #5646ee); }

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Questions

What color is #468AEE?: #468AEE is a vivid azure, closest to the named color Olympic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #468AEE?: The RGB value is 70, 138, 238: 70 red, 138 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #468AEE?: The complementary color is #EEAA46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #468AEE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.