#46B2D3#46B2D3
#46B2D3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.108 H 221.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B2D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 178, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 62%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 67%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 15.6%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.90, -20.47, -25.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.90, 32.88, 231.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.5% -0.0805 -0.0718) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.5% 0.108 221.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.1993, 37.8427, 67.3282) |
| Luminance | 0.3785 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.47
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.58
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.76
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.46
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.02
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B2D3 #D36746
analogous
#46D3AE #46B2D3 #466BD3
triadic
#46B2D3 #D346B2 #B2D346
tetradic
#46B2D3 #AE46D3 #D36746 #6BD346
square
#46B2D3 #AE46D3 #D36746 #6BD346
split-complementary
#46B2D3 #D3466B #D3AE46
monochromatic
#1E6980 #2A92B2 #46B2D3 #77C7DF #A9DBEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#46B2D3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.57
#46B2D3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B2D3
8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B2D3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B2D3 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.57 | 8.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FAED5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B9FD3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BCBD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b2d3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 178, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.108 221.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c9e0',
500: '#46b2d3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b2d3; $custom-light: #89c9e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b2d3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 178,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.043,
"s": 61.572,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71501,
"c": 0.10789,
"h": 221.7
},
"luminance": 0.37846
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B2D3
secondary
#D8AB9D
accent
#6943E5
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7E8283