Information about #468BAB color

#468BAB color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#468BAB falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(70, 139, 171) — 27.5% red, 54.5% green, 67.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 40 / 13 / 0 / 33. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#468BAB is a pleasantly vivid sky-leaning azure that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Endorphin (#4190AD). Slightly further away sit Moderate Cornflower Blue (#4A85A8) and Moderate Cerulean (#4A91A8).

The recipe behind #468BAB is rgb(70, 139, 171), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #468BAB: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. No one has named #468BAB so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#468BAB color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#468BAB color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#B2D1DF

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White

#FFFFFF

#468BAB color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#376E88

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#295266

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#1B3744

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#0D1B22

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Black

#000000

#468BAB color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#5088A2

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#5B8699

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#678491

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Grey

#808080

#468BAB color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#4562AA

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#45AAA1

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#45AA79

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#468BAB color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#AA6546
#AA6546

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#AA9846
#AA9846

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#AA4658
#AA4658

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#46AA98
#46AA98

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#468BAB
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#AA468A
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#8AAA46
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#468BAB
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#6546AA
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#AA6546
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#8AAA46
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#9846AA
#9846AA

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#AA6546
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#58AA46
#58AA46

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Nearest named colors to #468BAB

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Endorphin color link
Endorphin

#4190AD

Moderate Cornflower Blue color link
Moderate Cornflower Blue

#4A85A8

Moderate Cerulean color link
Moderate Cerulean

#4A91A8

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

Wot Eva color link
Wot Eva

#4495A4

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

Cyan Azure color link
Cyan Azure

#4E82B4

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Hippie Blue color link
Hippie Blue

#49889A

Moderate Arctic Blue color link
Moderate Arctic Blue

#4A9CA8

#468BAB color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#468BAB color image #468BAB color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#468BAB
  • RGB70, 139, 171
  • CMYK40, 13, 0, 33
  • CSSrgb(70, 139, 171)
  • HSL199°, 42%, 47%
  • HSL Precise199.01°, 41.909%, 47.255%
  • HSV199°, 59%, 67%
  • HSB199°, 59%, 67%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.671
  • GLSLvec3(0.275, 0.545, 0.671)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.275, 0.545, 0.671, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.275, 0.545, 0.671)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB67.1%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID468BAB
  • DECIMAL ID4623275
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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