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#468DFD

#468dfd ≈ United Nations Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#468dfd is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 55.29% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.33% cyan, 44.27% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 216.72°, with 97.86% saturation and 63.33% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.49:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is United Nations Blue (#5b92e5), ΔE 2.61.

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Relative luminance0.2744

Complementary

  1. #468dfd
  2. #fdb646

Split complementary

  1. #468dfd
  2. #fd5a46
  3. #e9fd46

Analogous

  1. #46e9fd
  2. #468dfd
  3. #5a46fd

Triadic

  1. #468dfd
  2. #fd468d
  3. #8dfd46

Tetradic

  1. #468dfd
  2. #b646fd
  3. #fdb646
  4. #8dfd46

Square

  1. #468dfd
  2. #fd46e9
  3. #fdb646
  4. #46fd5a

Monochromatic

  1. #0242a8
  2. #0360f4
  3. #468dfd
  4. #92bcfe
  5. #ddeaff

Shades

#468dfd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #468dfd
  2. #3f7fe4
  3. #3871ca
  4. #3163b1
  5. #2a5598
  6. #23477f
  7. #1c3865
  8. #152a4c
  9. #0e1c33
  10. #070e19
  11. #000000

Tints

#468dfd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #468dfd
  2. #5998fd
  3. #6ba4fd
  4. #7eaffe
  5. #90bbfe
  6. #a3c6fe
  7. #b5d1fe
  8. #c8ddfe
  9. #dae8ff
  10. #edf4ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#468dfd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #468dfd
  2. #4c8cf1
  3. #528ae4
  4. #5789d8
  5. #5d88cb
  6. #6387bf
  7. #6985b2
  8. #6f84a6
  9. #748399
  10. #7a818d
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8f8f8f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #788ec5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #5498ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #2e87fb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a7b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4f94ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #398afc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #009dd7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-468dfd {
  color: #468dfd;
}
Background
.bg-468dfd {
  background-color: #468dfd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-468dfd {
  border: 2px solid #468dfd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #468dfd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 141 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 217 98% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-468dfd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #468dfd, #5a46fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-468dfd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 141 253 / 0.35);
}

#5b92e5 United Nations Blue ΔE 2.61 #6495ed Cornflower Blue ΔE 3.39 #1e90ff Dodger Blue ΔE 3.45 #318ce7 Bleu de France ΔE 4.18 #417dc1 Tufts Blue ΔE 8.28 #6082b6 Glaucous ΔE 8.39 #4682b4 Steel Blue ΔE 8.64 #b97202 Inverted #8f8f8f Grayscale 

United Nations Blue
#468dfd  rgb(70, 141, 253)  hsl(217, 98%, 63%)  United Nations Blue
#fdb646  rgb(253, 182, 70)  hsl(37, 98%, 63%)  Pastel Orange
#fd468d  rgb(253, 70, 141)  hsl(337, 98%, 63%)  French Rose
#8dfd46  rgb(141, 253, 70)  hsl(97, 98%, 63%)  Lawn Green