What color is #468BB4?

#468BB4 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Underwater Moonlight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #468BB4?

The RGB value is 70, 139, 180: 70 red, 139 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #468BB4?

The complementary color is #B46F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #468BB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#468BB4 color

#468BB4 rgb(70, 139, 180)

Shades of blue

The hex color #468BB4 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 54.5% green and 70.6% blue (70, 139, 180).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 44% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Underwater Moonlight (#4488AA), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.61:1).

#468BB4 color codes

HEX	`#468BB4`
RGB	`rgb(70, 139, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 54.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 44%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 61%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 23%, 0%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.13, -9.25, -28.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.13, 29.53, 251.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.994, 23.061, 46.569)`
Decimal	`4623284`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #468BB4, 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 #468BB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#468BB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.61:1	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 #468BB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #468bb4; }
.text { color: #468bb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #468bb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 139 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #468bb4, #4654b4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #468BB4?: #468BB4 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Underwater Moonlight. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #468BB4?: The RGB value is 70, 139, 180: 70 red, 139 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #468BB4?: The complementary color is #B46F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #468BB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.