#46B3CC#46B3CC
#46B3CC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.104 H 215.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B3CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 179, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 57%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 12.3%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.95, -23.15, -21.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.95, 31.81, 223.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.45% -0.0843 -0.0607) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.45% 0.104 215.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.5405, 37.8987, 62.8734) |
| Luminance | 0.3790 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.13
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.74
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.14
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.55
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.99
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 10.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B3CC #CC5F46
analogous
#46CCA2 #46B3CC #4670CC
triadic
#46B3CC #CC46B3 #B3CC46
tetradic
#46B3CC #A246CC #CC5F46 #70CC46
square
#46B3CC #A246CC #CC5F46 #70CC46
split-complementary
#46B3CC #CC4670 #CCA246
monochromatic
#216777 #2E90A7 #46B3CC #76C7D9 #A6DAE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.45
#46B3CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.58
#46B3CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B3CC
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B3CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B3CC | 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)
#A2AECD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9FCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BCBB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b3cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 179, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.104 215.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89cadb',
500: '#46b3cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b3cc; $custom-light: #89cadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b3cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 179,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.194,
"s": 56.78,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7145,
"c": 0.10385,
"h": 215.8
},
"luminance": 0.37902
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B3CC
secondary
#D4A59A
accent
#6448E0
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7E8283