What color is #468CDA?

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

What is the RGB value of #468CDA?

The RGB value is 70, 140, 218: 70 red, 140 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #468CDA?

The complementary color is #DA9446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #468CDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#468CDA color

#468CDA rgb(70, 140, 218)

Shades of blue

The hex color #468CDA is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 54.9% green and 85.5% blue (70, 140, 218).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 67% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 36% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Olympic Blue (#4F8FE6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#468CDA color codes

HEX	`#468CDA`
RGB	`rgb(70, 140, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 54.9%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 67%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 68%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 36%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.19, 2.97, -46.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.19, 46.41, 273.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.554, 25.118, 69.87)`
Decimal	`4623578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #468CDA, 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 #468CDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#468CDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	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 #468CDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #468cda; }
.text { color: #468cda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #468cda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 140 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #468cda, #4a46da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dodger Blue.

Questions

What color is #468CDA?: #468CDA is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Olympic Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #468CDA?: The RGB value is 70, 140, 218: 70 red, 140 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #468CDA?: The complementary color is #DA9446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #468CDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.02:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.