#46A4E2#46A4E2
#46A4E2 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.127 H 241.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46A4E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 164, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(204, 73%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(204, 69%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69%, 27.4%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.44, -8.09, -39.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.44, 40.18, 258.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.94% -0.0614 -0.111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.94% 0.127 241.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5234, 33.3408, 76.8162) |
| Luminance | 0.3334 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 4.28
Sky Blue (survey)
#75BBFD
ΔE00 7.86
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 8.00
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 8.29
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.56
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 9.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46A4E2 #E28446
analogous
#46E2D2 #46A4E2 #4656E2
triadic
#46A4E2 #E246A4 #A4E246
tetradic
#46A4E2 #D246E2 #E28446 #56E246
square
#46A4E2 #D246E2 #E28446 #56E246
split-complementary
#46A4E2 #E24656 #E2D246
monochromatic
#186496 #2087CB #46A4E2 #7BBEEA #B0D8F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#46A4E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.67
#46A4E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46A4E2
7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46A4E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46A4E2 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.67 | 7.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#88A5E5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7296E1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46a4e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 164, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.127 241.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bbeeb',
500: '#46a4e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46a4e2; $custom-light: #8bbeeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46a4e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 164,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 203.846,
"s": 72.897,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68938,
"c": 0.12689,
"h": 241.1
},
"luminance": 0.33344
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46A4E2
secondary
#E1BCA3
accent
#8138F0
background
#F9FBFE
surface
#F1F6FD
border
#CBD0D5
text
#0D1216
muted
#7E8184