Information about #468BBF color

#468BBF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#468BBF falls into the Azure Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(70, 139, 191) — 27.5% red, 54.5% green, 74.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 47 / 20 / 0 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #468BBF reads as a pleasantly vivid azure and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Silk Blue (#488AC7). Slightly further away sit Cyan Blue Azure (#4682BF) and Cool Blue (#4984B8).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(70, 139, 191)), which gives #468BBF its character. On this background, black text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. #468BBF has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#468BBF color variations

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

#468BBF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#468BBF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#468BBF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#468BBF 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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#468BBF 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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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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#BFB745
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#BF454D
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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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#45BFB7
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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
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#BF458A
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#8ABF45
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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
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#7A45BF
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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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#B745BF
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#BF7A45
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#4DBF45
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Nearest named colors to #468BBF

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

Silk Blue color link
Silk Blue

#488AC7

Cyan Blue Azure color link
Cyan Blue Azure

#4682BF

Cool Blue color link
Cool Blue

#4984B8

Float color link
Float

#4C81C3

Hemisphere color link
Hemisphere

#4E93BA

Sports Star color link
Sports Star

#3D85B8

Steel Blue color link
Steel Blue

#4682B4

Monge Blue color link
Monge Blue

#4D8DB2

Glacial Blue Ice color link
Glacial Blue Ice

#368BC1

Cyan Azure color link
Cyan Azure

#4E82B4

Boston Blue color link
Boston Blue

#3B91B4

Havelock Blue color link
Havelock Blue

#5784C1

#468BBF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#468BBF
  • RGB70, 139, 191
  • CMYK47, 20, 0, 25
  • CSSrgb(70, 139, 191)
  • HSL206°, 49%, 51%
  • HSL Precise205.785°, 48.594%, 51.176%
  • HSV206°, 63%, 75%
  • HSB206°, 63%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • GLSLvec3(0.275, 0.545, 0.749)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.275, 0.545, 0.749, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.275, 0.545, 0.749)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB27.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB74.9%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID468BBF
  • DECIMAL ID4623295
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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