What color is #468FA8?

#468FA8 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Enchanted Well. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #468FA8?

The RGB value is 70, 143, 168: 70 red, 143 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #468FA8?

The complementary color is #A85F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #468FA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#468FA8 color

#468FA8 rgb(70, 143, 168)

Shades of blue

The hex color #468FA8 is a desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.5% red, 56.1% green and 65.9% blue (70, 143, 168).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 41% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Enchanted Well (#3994AF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#468FA8 color codes

HEX	`#468FA8`
RGB	`rgb(70, 143, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.5%, 56.1%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 41%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 58%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 15%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.86, -15.28, -20.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.86, 25.22, 232.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.413, 23.772, 40.604)`
Decimal	`4624296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #468FA8, 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 #468FA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#468FA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #468FA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #468fa8; }
.text { color: #468fa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #468fa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(70 143 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #468fa8, #465ea8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Air Force Blue.

Questions

What color is #468FA8?: #468FA8 is a desaturated azure, closest to the named color Enchanted Well. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #468FA8?: The RGB value is 70, 143, 168: 70 red, 143 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #468FA8?: The complementary color is #A85F46, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #468FA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.