#46A4BC#46A4BC
#46A4BC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.315; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.094 H 217.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46A4BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 164, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 47%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 63%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.8%, 12.8%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.91, -20.31, -20.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.91, 28.94, 225.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.22% -0.0749 -0.0573) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.22% 0.094 217.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8747, 31.4813, 52.3328) |
| Luminance | 0.3148 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.72
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.27
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.17
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.91
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.04
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 11.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46A4BC #BC5E46
analogous
#46BC99 #46A4BC #4669BC
triadic
#46A4BC #BC46A4 #A4BC46
tetradic
#46A4BC #9946BC #BC5E46 #69BC46
square
#46A4BC #9946BC #BC5E46 #69BC46
split-complementary
#46A4BC #BC4669 #BC9946
monochromatic
#245764 #347E90 #46A4BC #73BACC #A0D0DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.88
#46A4BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.30
#46A4BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46A4BC
7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46A4BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46A4BC | 1.00 | 2.88 | 7.30 | 7.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949FBD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8393BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46a4bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 164, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.094 217.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86bfd0',
500: '#46a4bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46a4bc; $custom-light: #86bfd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46a4bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 164,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.203,
"s": 46.825,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6722,
"c": 0.0943,
"h": 217.4
},
"luminance": 0.31484
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46A4BC
secondary
#C99F95
accent
#6C51D6
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8182