#46A2E2#46A2E2
#46A2E2 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.128 H 242.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46A2E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 162, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 73%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 69%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69%, 28.3%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.86, -6.97, -40.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.86, 40.86, 260.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.48% -0.0594 -0.1137) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.48% 0.128 242.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1683, 32.6306, 76.6979) |
| Luminance | 0.3263 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 3.58
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 7.20
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 7.51
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.13
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.68
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 9.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46A2E2 #E28646
analogous
#46E2D4 #46A2E2 #4654E2
triadic
#46A2E2 #E246A2 #A2E246
tetradic
#46A2E2 #D446E2 #E28646 #54E246
square
#46A2E2 #D446E2 #E28646 #54E246
split-complementary
#46A2E2 #E24654 #E2D446
monochromatic
#186296 #2085CB #46A2E2 #7BBDEA #B0D7F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#46A2E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.53
#46A2E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46A2E2
7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46A2E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46A2E2 | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.53 | 7.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#85A3E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F94E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46a2e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 162, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.128 242.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bbdeb',
500: '#46a2e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46a2e2; $custom-light: #8bbdeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46a2e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 162,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.615,
"s": 72.897,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68483,
"c": 0.12828,
"h": 242.4
},
"luminance": 0.32634
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46A2E2
secondary
#E1BCA3
accent
#8338F0
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F1F6FD
border
#CBD0D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184