#46A5C2#46A5C2
#46A5C2 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.098 H 221.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46A5C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 165, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 50%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 14.9%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.43, -18.98, -23.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.43, 29.95, 230.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.71% -0.0736 -0.0645) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.71% 0.098 221.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7146, 32.1047, 55.8701) |
| Luminance | 0.3211 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.72
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.84
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.61
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.76
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 10.59
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46A5C2 #C26346
analogous
#46C2A1 #46A5C2 #4667C2
triadic
#46A5C2 #C246A5 #A5C246
tetradic
#46A5C2 #A146C2 #C26346 #67C246
square
#46A5C2 #A146C2 #C26346 #67C246
split-complementary
#46A5C2 #C24667 #C2A146
monochromatic
#235A6A #328199 #46A5C2 #74BBD1 #A2D2E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#46A5C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.42
#46A5C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46A5C2
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46A5C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46A5C2 | 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)
#94A1C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8294C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46a5c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 165, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.098 221.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87bfd4',
500: '#46a5c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46a5c2; $custom-light: #87bfd4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46a5c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 165,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.032,
"s": 50.407,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67708,
"c": 0.09791,
"h": 221.2
},
"luminance": 0.32107
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46A5C2
secondary
#CDA397
accent
#6F4EDA
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F7FA
border
#CBD0D3
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8183