#46B2DB#46B2DB
#46B2DB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.114 H 226.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B2DB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 178, 219) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 67%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 68%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68%, 18.7%, 0%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.21, -17.95, -29.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.21, 34.66, 238.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.84% -0.0776 -0.083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.84% 0.114 226.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2272, 38.2539, 72.7421) |
| Luminance | 0.3826 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 5.69
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.06
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 7.86
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.69
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.81
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B2DB #DB6F46
analogous
#46DBBA #46B2DB #4668DB
triadic
#46B2DB #DB46B2 #B2DB46
tetradic
#46B2DB #BA46DB #DB6F46 #68DB46
square
#46B2DB #BA46DB #DB6F46 #68DB46
split-complementary
#46B2DB #DB4668 #DBBA46
monochromatic
#1B6D8B #2594BF #46B2DB #79C7E5 #ACDDEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#46B2DB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.65
#46B2DB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B2DB
8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B2DB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B2DB | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.65 | 8.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CAFDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87A0DA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b2db; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 178, 219); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.114 226.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac9e6',
500: '#46b2db',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b2db; $custom-light: #8ac9e6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b2db",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 178,
"b": 219
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.51,
"s": 67.421,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71844,
"c": 0.1136,
"h": 226.9
},
"luminance": 0.38257
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B2DB
secondary
#DDB1A0
accent
#6D3DEA
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F1F8FC
border
#CBD1D5
text
#0D1316
muted
#7E8284