#46A3CB#46A3CB
#46A3CB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.105 H 229.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46A3CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 163, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 56%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 19.7%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.18, -15.08, -28.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.18, 32.30, 242.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.62% -0.0682 -0.0799) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.62% 0.105 229.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3982, 31.8055, 61.2362) |
| Luminance | 0.3181 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.02
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.90
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 9.38
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.78
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 10.01
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 10.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46A3CB #CB6E46
analogous
#46CBB0 #46A3CB #4660CB
triadic
#46A3CB #CB46A3 #A3CB46
tetradic
#46A3CB #B046CB #CB6E46 #60CB46
square
#46A3CB #B046CB #CB6E46 #60CB46
split-complementary
#46A3CB #CB4660 #CBB046
monochromatic
#215C76 #2E82A5 #46A3CB #76BBD8 #A6D3E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#46A3CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.36
#46A3CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46A3CB
7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46A3CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46A3CB | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.36 | 7.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8EA1CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C93CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEB0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46a3cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 163, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.105 229.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87bedb',
500: '#46a3cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46a3cb; $custom-light: #87bedb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46a3cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 163,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.045,
"s": 56.118,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67624,
"c": 0.10505,
"h": 229.5
},
"luminance": 0.31808
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46A3CB
secondary
#D3AB9A
accent
#7648DF
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F6FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0C1215
muted
#7D8183