#46A2CD#46A2CD
#46A2CD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.316; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.107 H 231.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46A2CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 162, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 21%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.97, -13.89, -30.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.97, 33.07, 245.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.48% -0.0664 -0.0841) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.48% 0.107 231.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4612, 31.5477, 62.4405) |
| Luminance | 0.3155 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.35
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.24
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.85
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.04
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 10.42
Dusty Blue
#5A86AD
ΔE00 10.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46A2CD #CD7146
analogous
#46CDB5 #46A2CD #465FCD
triadic
#46A2CD #CD46A2 #A2CD46
tetradic
#46A2CD #B546CD #CD7146 #5FCD46
square
#46A2CD #B546CD #CD7146 #5FCD46
split-complementary
#46A2CD #CD465F #CDB546
monochromatic
#205C78 #2D81A8 #46A2CD #76BADA #A6D2E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#46A2CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.31
#46A2CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46A2CD
7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46A2CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46A2CD | 1.00 | 2.87 | 7.31 | 7.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8DA0CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7A92CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46a2cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 162, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.107 231.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88bddc',
500: '#46a2cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46a2cd; $custom-light: #88bddc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46a2cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 162,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.111,
"s": 57.447,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67479,
"c": 0.10715,
"h": 231.7
},
"luminance": 0.31551
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46A2CD
secondary
#D4AD9B
accent
#7847E1
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7D8183