#46B4E0#46B4E0

#46B4E0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.117 H 228.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#46B4E0
RGBrgb(70, 180, 224)
HSLhsl(197, 71%, 58%)
HSVhsv(197, 69%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(68.8%, 19.6%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LABlab(68.98, -17.41, -31.19)
CIE-LCHlch(68.98, 35.72, 240.84°)
OKLaboklab(72.53% -0.0778 -0.0874)
OKLCHoklch(72.53% 0.117 228.3)
XYZxyz(32.2962, 39.3228, 76.3945)
Luminance0.3933 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#46B4E0 #E07246
analogous
#46E0BF #46B4E0 #4667E0
triadic
#46B4E0 #E046B4 #B4E046
tetradic
#46B4E0 #BF46E0 #E07246 #67E046
square
#46B4E0 #BF46E0 #E07246 #67E046
split-complementary
#46B4E0 #E04667 #E0BF46
monochromatic
#197093 #2198C7 #46B4E0 #7AC9E9 #AFDEF2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.37
#46B4E0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.87
#46B4E0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #46B4E0
8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##46B4E0#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##46B4E01.002.378.878.87
#FFFFFF2.371.0021.0021.00
#0000008.8721.001.001.00
##0000008.8721.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DB1E2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#88A2DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #46b4e0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 180, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.117 228.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bcae9',
    500: '#46b4e0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #46b4e0;
$custom-light: #8bcae9;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#46b4e0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.143,
    "s": 71.296,
    "l": 57.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72529,
    "c": 0.11698,
    "h": 228.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.39326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#46B4E0
secondary
#E0B4A2
accent
#6D3AEE
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FD
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0D1316
muted
#7E8284

Preview Lab

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#46B4E0 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva