#46B3CE#46B3CE
#46B3CE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.105 H 217.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B3CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 179, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 66%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 13.1%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.02, -22.54, -22.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.02, 32.06, 225.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.53% -0.0835 -0.0635) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.53% 0.105 217.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7819, 37.9953, 64.1448) |
| Luminance | 0.3800 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.69
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.32
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.95
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.30
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 9.49
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B3CE #CE6146
analogous
#46CEA5 #46B3CE #466FCE
triadic
#46B3CE #CE46B3 #B3CE46
tetradic
#46B3CE #A546CE #CE6146 #6FCE46
square
#46B3CE #A546CE #CE6146 #6FCE46
split-complementary
#46B3CE #CE466F #CEA546
monochromatic
#206879 #2D91AA #46B3CE #76C7DB #A7DBE8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.44
#46B3CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.60
#46B3CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B3CE
8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B3CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B3CE | 1.00 | 2.44 | 8.60 | 8.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1AED0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8EA0CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDBB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b3ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 179, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.105 217.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89cadd',
500: '#46b3ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b3ce; $custom-light: #89cadd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b3ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 179,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.912,
"s": 58.12,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71531,
"c": 0.1049,
"h": 217.2
},
"luminance": 0.37999
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B3CE
secondary
#D5A69B
accent
#6546E1
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7E8283