#46A6CE#46A6CE
#46A6CE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.107 H 228.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46A6CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 166, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 66%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 19.4%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.18, -15.73, -28.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.18, 32.72, 241.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.46% -0.0702 -0.0803) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.46% 0.107 228.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2982, 33.0278, 63.3169) |
| Luminance | 0.3303 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.17
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.18
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.56
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.85
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 9.89
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46A6CE #CE6E46
analogous
#46CEB2 #46A6CE #4662CE
triadic
#46A6CE #CE46A6 #A6CE46
tetradic
#46A6CE #B246CE #CE6E46 #62CE46
square
#46A6CE #B246CE #CE6E46 #62CE46
split-complementary
#46A6CE #CE4662 #CEB246
monochromatic
#205F79 #2D85AA #46A6CE #76BDDB #A7D5E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#46A6CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.61
#46A6CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46A6CE
7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46A6CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46A6CE | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.61 | 7.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A3D0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E96CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46a6ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 166, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.107 228.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c0dd',
500: '#46a6ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46a6ce; $custom-light: #88c0dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46a6ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 166,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.647,
"s": 58.12,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68462,
"c": 0.10662,
"h": 228.8
},
"luminance": 0.33031
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46A6CE
secondary
#D5AC9B
accent
#7446E1
background
#F8FBFD
surface
#F0F7FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7D8183