#469cd8

Color #469cd8

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.33 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#469cd8

RGB

rgb(70, 156, 216)

HSL

hsl(204.7, 65.2%, 56.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.7, 67.6%, 84.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.6%, 27.8%, 0%, 15.3%)

LAB

lab(61.68, -6.96, -38.13)

LCH

lch(61.68, 38.76, 259.66)

OKLCH

oklch(66.6%, 0.1216, 242.25)

HWB

hwb(204.7, 27.5%, 15.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d88246

Analogous

#46d8cb

#469cd8

#4653d8

Triadic

#469cd8

#d8469c

#9cd846

Split-complementary

#469cd8

#d84653

#d8cb46

Tetradic

#469cd8

#8246d8

#d88246

#9cd846

Square

#469cd8

#cb46d8

#d88246

#53d846

Shades

Color #469cd8 mixed toward black.

#2985c5

#216a9e

#195076

#11354f

#081b27

Tints

Color #469cd8 mixed toward white.

#65acdf

#84bde5

#a3cdec

#c1def2

#e0eef9

Tones

Color #469cd8 mixed toward gray.

#529acc

#5e98c0

#6b96b4

#7793a7

#83919b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7576cc · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#7069c8 · ΔE 22.4

Tritanopia

#4dc1bf · ΔE 22.8

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #469cd8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#469cd8]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#469cd8 (#469cd8) is rgb(70, 156, 216) in RGB.

No, #469cd8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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