#46BAD9#46BAD9
#46BAD9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.414; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.111 H 219.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46BAD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 186, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 66%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 68%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.7%, 14.3%, 0%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.47, -22.72, -25.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.47, 33.84, 227.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.63% -0.0863 -0.0699) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.63% 0.111 219) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6039, 41.4260, 71.9099) |
| Luminance | 0.4143 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.13
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 6.20
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.67
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 7.92
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.97
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 8.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46BAD9 #D96546
analogous
#46D9AF #46BAD9 #4671D9
triadic
#46BAD9 #D946BA #BAD946
tetradic
#46BAD9 #AF46D9 #D96546 #71D946
square
#46BAD9 #AF46D9 #D96546 #71D946
split-complementary
#46BAD9 #D94671 #D9AF46
monochromatic
#1C7289 #269CBB #46BAD9 #79CDE3 #ACE0EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#46BAD9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.29
#46BAD9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46BAD9
9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46BAD9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46BAD9 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.29 | 9.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7B5DB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92A6D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46bad9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 186, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.111 219.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bcfe4',
500: '#46bad9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46bad9; $custom-light: #8bcfe4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46bad9",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 186,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.653,
"s": 65.919,
"l": 56.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73634,
"c": 0.11109,
"h": 219
},
"luminance": 0.4143
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46BAD9
secondary
#DCAC9F
accent
#633FE9
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7E8283