#46A6CF#46A6CF
#46A6CF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.107 H 229.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46A6CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 166, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 59%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 66%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.2%, 19.8%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.22, -15.41, -29.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.22, 33.00, 242.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.51% -0.0698 -0.0817) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.51% 0.107 229.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4200, 33.0766, 63.9587) |
| Luminance | 0.3308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.27
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.04
Azure (survey)
#069AF3
ΔE00 9.57
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 9.83
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.92
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 10.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46A6CF #CF6F46
analogous
#46CFB3 #46A6CF #4662CF
triadic
#46A6CF #CF46A6 #A6CF46
tetradic
#46A6CF #B346CF #CF6F46 #62CF46
square
#46A6CF #B346CF #CF6F46 #62CF46
split-complementary
#46A6CF #CF4662 #CFB346
monochromatic
#20607B #2C85AB #46A6CF #77BDDC #A7D5E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#46A6CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.62
#46A6CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46A6CF
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46A6CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46A6CF | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.62 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91A4D1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E96CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46a6cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 166, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.107 229.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c0dd',
500: '#46a6cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46a6cf; $custom-light: #88c0dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46a6cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 166,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.956,
"s": 58.798,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68507,
"c": 0.10745,
"h": 229.5
},
"luminance": 0.3308
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46A6CF
secondary
#D5AD9B
accent
#7546E2
background
#F9FBFD
surface
#F1F7FB
border
#CBD0D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183