ColorTool
Log in
#468CB4

#468cb4 ≈ Air Force Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#468cb4 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 54.9% green and 70.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 61.11% cyan, 22.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 201.82°, with 44% saturation and 49.02% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.67:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Air Force Blue (#5d8aa8), ΔE 3.53.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#3399cc
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.2335

Complementary

  1. #468cb4
  2. #b46e46

Split complementary

  1. #468cb4
  2. #b44655
  3. #b4a546

Analogous

  1. #46b4a5
  2. #468cb4
  3. #4655b4

Triadic

  1. #468cb4
  2. #b4468c
  3. #8cb446

Tetradic

  1. #468cb4
  2. #6e46b4
  3. #b46e46
  4. #8cb446

Square

  1. #468cb4
  2. #a546b4
  3. #b46e46
  4. #55b446

Monochromatic

  1. #1b3646
  2. #31617d
  3. #468cb4
  4. #7baecc
  5. #b2d0e1

Shades

#468cb4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #468cb4
  2. #3f7ea2
  3. #387090
  4. #31627e
  5. #2a546c
  6. #23465a
  7. #1c3848
  8. #152a36
  9. #0e1c24
  10. #070e12
  11. #000000

Tints

#468cb4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #468cb4
  2. #5998bc
  3. #6ba3c3
  4. #7eafcb
  5. #90bad2
  6. #a3c6da
  7. #b5d1e1
  8. #c8dde9
  9. #dae8f0
  10. #edf4f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#468cb4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #468cb4
  2. #4c8baf
  3. #528aaa
  4. #5788a4
  5. #5d879f
  6. #63869a
  7. #698595
  8. #6f8490
  9. #74828a
  10. #7a8185
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #858585 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #71889a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #798bb6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a80b3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #009699 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #688bb5 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #5e85b4 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1992a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-468cb4 {
  color: #468cb4;
}
Background
.bg-468cb4 {
  background-color: #468cb4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-468cb4 {
  border: 2px solid #468cb4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #468cb4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 140 180;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 44% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-468cb4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #468cb4, #4655b4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-468cb4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 140 180 / 0.35);
}

#5d8aa8 Air Force Blue ΔE 3.53 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 4.91 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 6.90 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 7.22 #007ba7 Cerulean ΔE 7.47 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 7.63 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 7.97 #b9734b Inverted #858585 Grayscale 

Air Force Blue
#468cb4  rgb(70, 140, 180)  hsl(202, 44%, 49%)  Air Force Blue
#b46e46  rgb(180, 110, 70)  hsl(22, 44%, 49%)  Copper
#b4468c  rgb(180, 70, 140)  hsl(322, 44%, 49%)  Mulberry
#8cb446  rgb(140, 180, 70)  hsl(82, 44%, 49%)  Apple Green