#46ABD3#46ABD3
#46ABD3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.109 H 227.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46ABD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 171, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 62%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 67%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 19%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.85, -16.80, -28.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.85, 33.42, 239.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.86% -0.0734 -0.0808) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.86% 0.109 227.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8419, 35.1279, 66.8757) |
| Luminance | 0.3513 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.09
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.64
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.96
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.01
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.34
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46ABD3 #D36E46
analogous
#46D3B4 #46ABD3 #4665D3
triadic
#46ABD3 #D346AB #ABD346
tetradic
#46ABD3 #B446D3 #D36E46 #65D346
square
#46ABD3 #B446D3 #D36E46 #65D346
split-complementary
#46ABD3 #D34665 #D3B446
monochromatic
#1E6480 #2A8BB2 #46ABD3 #77C1DF #A9D8EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#46ABD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.03
#46ABD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46ABD3
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46ABD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46ABD3 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.03 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A8D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#829AD2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46abd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 171, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.109 227.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c4e0',
500: '#46abd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46abd3; $custom-light: #89c4e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46abd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 171,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 197.021,
"s": 61.572,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69856,
"c": 0.10922,
"h": 227.7
},
"luminance": 0.35131
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46ABD3
secondary
#D8AE9D
accent
#7143E5
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183