#46B8D3#46B8D3
#46B8D3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.108 H 216.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46B8D3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 184, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 62%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 67%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.8%, 12.8%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.67, -23.55, -23.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.67, 32.94, 224.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.92% -0.0866 -0.0641) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.92% 0.108 216.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4193, 40.2827, 67.7349) |
| Luminance | 0.4029 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.91
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.40
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.43
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 8.57
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 9.28
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 9.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46B8D3 #D36146
analogous
#46D3A7 #46B8D3 #4672D3
triadic
#46B8D3 #D346B8 #B8D346
tetradic
#46B8D3 #A746D3 #D36146 #72D346
square
#46B8D3 #A746D3 #D36146 #72D346
split-complementary
#46B8D3 #D34672 #D3A746
monochromatic
#1E6D80 #2A98B2 #46B8D3 #77CBDF #A9DEEB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#46B8D3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.06
#46B8D3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46B8D3
9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46B8D3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46B8D3 | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.06 | 9.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6B3D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A4D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46b8d3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 184, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.108 216.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8acde0',
500: '#46b8d3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46b8d3; $custom-light: #8acde0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46b8d3",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 184,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.489,
"s": 61.572,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72918,
"c": 0.10777,
"h": 216.5
},
"luminance": 0.40286
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46B8D3
secondary
#D8A89D
accent
#6243E5
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7E8283