#46B2D4#46B2D4
#46B2D4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.109 H 222.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B2D4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 178, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 62%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 67%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67%, 16%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.94, -20.16, -26.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.94, 33.07, 232.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.54% -0.0802 -0.0732) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.54% 0.109 222.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3250, 37.8930, 67.9905) |
| Luminance | 0.3790 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.77
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.47
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.47
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.46
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.98
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B2D4 #D46846
analogous
#46D4AF #46B2D4 #466BD4
triadic
#46B2D4 #D446B2 #B2D446
tetradic
#46B2D4 #AF46D4 #D46846 #6BD446
square
#46B2D4 #AF46D4 #D46846 #6BD446
split-complementary
#46B2D4 #D4466B #D4AF46
monochromatic
#1E6A81 #2A92B3 #46B2D4 #78C7E0 #A9DBEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#46B2D4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.58
#46B2D4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B2D4
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B2D4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B2D4 | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.58 | 8.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EAED6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9FD4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDBD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b2d4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 178, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.109 222.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac9e1',
500: '#46b2d4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b2d4; $custom-light: #8ac9e1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b2d4",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 178,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.366,
"s": 62.281,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71543,
"c": 0.10855,
"h": 222.4
},
"luminance": 0.37896
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B2D4
secondary
#D9AB9D
accent
#6942E5
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7E8283