#46ADCD#46ADCD
#46ADCD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.104 H 221.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46ADCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 173, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 15.6%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.21, -19.75, -25.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.21, 31.87, 231.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.07% -0.0777 -0.0698) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.07% 0.104 221.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4843, 35.5939, 63.1149) |
| Luminance | 0.3560 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.45
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.66
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.59
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.92
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.12
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46ADCD #CD6646
analogous
#46CDAA #46ADCD #466ACD
triadic
#46ADCD #CD46AD #ADCD46
tetradic
#46ADCD #AA46CD #CD6646 #6ACD46
square
#46ADCD #AA46CD #CD6646 #6ACD46
split-complementary
#46ADCD #CD466A #CDAA46
monochromatic
#206378 #2D8BA8 #46ADCD #76C2DA #A6D8E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#46ADCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.12
#46ADCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46ADCD
8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46ADCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46ADCD | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.12 | 8.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA9CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#879BCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46adcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 173, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.104 221.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c5dc',
500: '#46adcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46adcd; $custom-light: #88c5dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46adcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 173,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.222,
"s": 57.447,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70069,
"c": 0.10446,
"h": 221.9
},
"luminance": 0.35597
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46ADCD
secondary
#D4A89B
accent
#6C47E1
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7E8283