#46B3CA#46B3CA
#46B3CA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.103 H 214.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B3CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 179, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 65%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.3%, 11.4%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.88, -23.76, -20.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.88, 31.59, 221.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.37% -0.0851 -0.0579) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.37% 0.103 214.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3021, 37.8034, 61.6182) |
| Luminance | 0.3781 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.60
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.20
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.38
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.58
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.85
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 10.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B3CA #CA5D46
analogous
#46CA9F #46B3CA #4671CA
triadic
#46B3CA #CA46B3 #B3CA46
tetradic
#46B3CA #9F46CA #CA5D46 #71CA46
square
#46B3CA #9F46CA #CA5D46 #71CA46
split-complementary
#46B3CA #CA4671 #CA9F46
monochromatic
#216674 #2F8FA4 #46B3CA #76C7D8 #A5DAE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#46B3CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.56
#46B3CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B3CA
8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B3CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B3CA | 1.00 | 2.45 | 8.56 | 8.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2ADCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9FCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BCBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b3ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 179, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.103 214.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88cada',
500: '#46b3ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b3ca; $custom-light: #88cada; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b3ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 179,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.455,
"s": 55.462,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7137,
"c": 0.10289,
"h": 214.2
},
"luminance": 0.37807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B3CA
secondary
#D2A39A
accent
#6349DF
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8283