#46A3D1#46A3D1
#46A3D1 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.110 H 233.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46A3D1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 163, 209) |
| HSL | hsl(200, 60%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(200, 67%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 22%, 0%, 18%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.42, -13.14, -31.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.42, 34.16, 247.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.9% -0.066 -0.0884) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.9% 0.11 233.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1271, 32.0970, 65.0749) |
| Luminance | 0.3210 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 7.51
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.77
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.38
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 10.06
Water Blue
#0E87CC
ΔE00 10.29
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46A3D1 #D17446
analogous
#46D1B9 #46A3D1 #465ED1
triadic
#46A3D1 #D146A3 #A3D146
tetradic
#46A3D1 #B946D1 #D17446 #5ED146
square
#46A3D1 #B946D1 #D17446 #5ED146
split-complementary
#46A3D1 #D1465E #D1B946
monochromatic
#1F5E7D #2B83AE #46A3D1 #77BBDD #A8D4E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#46A3D1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.42
#46A3D1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46A3D1
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46A3D1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46A3D1 | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.42 | 7.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8CA1D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7993D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFB2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46a3d1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 163, 209); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.110 233.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88bedf',
500: '#46a3d1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46a3d1; $custom-light: #88bedf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46a3d1",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 163,
"b": 209
},
"hsl": {
"h": 199.856,
"s": 60.173,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67896,
"c": 0.11037,
"h": 233.3
},
"luminance": 0.321
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46A3D1
secondary
#D7AF9C
accent
#7944E3
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F1F6FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183