#46A3D6#46A3D6
#46A3D6 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.115 H 236.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46A3D6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 163, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 64%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 67%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 23.8%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.63, -11.51, -33.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.63, 35.88, 251.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.13% -0.0643 -0.0955) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.13% 0.115 236.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7558, 32.3485, 68.3864) |
| Luminance | 0.3235 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 6.18
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.28
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.50
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 9.27
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 9.50
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 9.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46A3D6 #D67946
analogous
#46D6C1 #46A3D6 #465BD6
triadic
#46A3D6 #D646A3 #A3D646
tetradic
#46A3D6 #C146D6 #D67946 #5BD646
square
#46A3D6 #C146D6 #D67946 #5BD646
split-complementary
#46A3D6 #D6465B #D6C146
monochromatic
#1D6084 #2884B6 #46A3D6 #78BCE1 #AAD5EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#46A3D6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.47
#46A3D6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46A3D6
7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46A3D6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46A3D6 | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.47 | 7.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8BA2D8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7794D5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46a3d6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 163, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.115 236.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89bee2',
500: '#46a3d6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46a3d6; $custom-light: #89bee2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46a3d6",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 163,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 201.25,
"s": 63.717,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68129,
"c": 0.11514,
"h": 236.1
},
"luminance": 0.32352
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46A3D6
secondary
#DAB39E
accent
#7C41E7
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F1F6FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183