#46B0DC#46B0DC

#46B0DC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.115 H 229.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#46B0DC
RGB	rgb(70, 176, 220)
HSL	hsl(198, 68%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(198, 68%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(68.2%, 20%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.66, -16.57, -31.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.66, 35.19, 241.90°)
OKLab	oklab(71.42% -0.0752 -0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(71.42% 0.115 229.1)
XYZ	xyz(30.9642, 37.5166, 73.3058)
Luminance	0.3752 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#46B0DC #DC7246

analogous

#46DCBD #46B0DC #4665DC

triadic

#46B0DC #DC46B0 #B0DC46

tetradic

#46B0DC #BD46DC #DC7246 #65DC46

square

#46B0DC #BD46DC #DC7246 #65DC46

split-complementary

#46B0DC #DC4665 #DCBD46

monochromatic

#1B6B8D #2493C0 #46B0DC #79C6E6 #ADDCEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#46B0DC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.50

#46B0DC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #46B0DC

8.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##46B0DC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##46B0DC	1.00	2.47	8.50	8.50
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#99ADDE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#859EDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BCBE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #46b0dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 176, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.115 229.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ac7e7',
    500: '#46b0dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #46b0dc;
$custom-light: #8ac7e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#46b0dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.6,
    "s": 68.182,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71422,
    "c": 0.115,
    "h": 229.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.3752
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#46B0DC

secondary

#DDB2A0

accent

#703DEB

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F1F8FC

border

#CBD1D5

text

#0D1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #46B0DC

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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