#46A4CF#46A4CF
#46A4CF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.108 H 231.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46A4CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 164, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(199, 59%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(199, 66%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 20.8%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.64, -14.33, -30.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.64, 33.33, 244.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.04% -0.0677 -0.0843) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.04% 0.108 231.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0593, 32.3551, 63.8385) |
| Luminance | 0.3236 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.40
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.32
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 8.59
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.05
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 10.49
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 10.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46A4CF #CF7146
analogous
#46CFB5 #46A4CF #4660CF
triadic
#46A4CF #CF46A4 #A4CF46
tetradic
#46A4CF #B546CF #CF7146 #60CF46
square
#46A4CF #B546CF #CF7146 #60CF46
split-complementary
#46A4CF #CF4660 #CFB546
monochromatic
#205E7B #2C84AB #46A4CF #77BCDC #A7D4E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#46A4CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.47
#46A4CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46A4CF
7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46A4CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46A4CF | 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)
#8EA2D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B94CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46a4cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 164, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.108 231.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88bfdd',
500: '#46a4cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46a4cf; $custom-light: #88bfdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46a4cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 164,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198.832,
"s": 58.798,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68038,
"c": 0.10816,
"h": 231.2
},
"luminance": 0.32358
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46A4CF
secondary
#D5AE9B
accent
#7746E2
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F7FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7D8183