#46B2DC#46B2DC

#46B2DC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.114 H 227.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#46B2DC
RGBrgb(70, 178, 220)
HSLhsl(197, 68%, 57%)
HSVhsv(197, 68%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(68.2%, 19.1%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LABlab(68.25, -17.63, -30.14)
CIE-LCHlch(68.25, 34.92, 239.68°)
OKLaboklab(71.89% -0.0772 -0.0844)
OKLCHoklch(71.89% 0.114 227.5)
XYZxyz(31.3593, 38.3067, 73.4375)
Luminance0.3831 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#46B2DC #DC7046
analogous
#46DCBB #46B2DC #4667DC
triadic
#46B2DC #DC46B2 #B2DC46
tetradic
#46B2DC #BB46DC #DC7046 #67DC46
square
#46B2DC #BB46DC #DC7046 #67DC46
split-complementary
#46B2DC #DC4667 #DCBB46
monochromatic
#1B6D8D #2495C0 #46B2DC #79C7E6 #ADDDEF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.42
#46B2DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.66
#46B2DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #46B2DC
8.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##46B2DC#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##46B2DC1.002.428.668.66
#FFFFFF2.421.0021.0021.00
#0000008.6621.001.001.00
##0000008.6621.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CAFDE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87A0DB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #46b2dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 178, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.114 227.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bc9e7',
    500: '#46b2dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #46b2dc;
$custom-light: #8bc9e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#46b2dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.8,
    "s": 68.182,
    "l": 56.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71887,
    "c": 0.11439,
    "h": 227.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.3831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#46B2DC
secondary
#DDB1A0
accent
#6E3DEB
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F1F8FC
border
#CBD1D5
text
#0D1316
muted
#7E8284

Preview Lab

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#46B2DC Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva