#46A2E3#46A2E3
#46A2E3 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.129 H 242.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46A2E3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 162, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(205, 74%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(205, 69%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.2%, 28.6%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.91, -6.63, -40.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.91, 41.28, 260.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.53% -0.0591 -0.1151) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.53% 0.129 242.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3059, 32.6856, 77.4226) |
| Luminance | 0.3269 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 3.46
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 7.08
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 7.42
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 8.07
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 8.57
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 9.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46A2E3 #E38746
analogous
#46E3D6 #46A2E3 #4653E3
triadic
#46A2E3 #E346A2 #A2E346
tetradic
#46A2E3 #D646E3 #E38746 #53E346
square
#46A2E3 #D646E3 #E38746 #53E346
split-complementary
#46A2E3 #E34653 #E3D646
monochromatic
#176298 #1F85CD #46A2E3 #7BBDEB #B0D7F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#46A2E3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.54
#46A2E3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46A2E3
7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46A2E3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46A2E3 | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.54 | 7.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#84A3E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6F94E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46a2e3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 162, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.129 242.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bbdec',
500: '#46a2e3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46a2e3; $custom-light: #8bbdec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46a2e3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 162,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 204.841,
"s": 73.709,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68533,
"c": 0.12938,
"h": 242.8
},
"luminance": 0.32689
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46A2E3
secondary
#E2BDA3
accent
#8437F0
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F1F6FD
border
#CBD0D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184