#46BFE9#46BFE9
#46BFE9 is a light, vivid cyan. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.121 H 225.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #46BFE9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(70, 191, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 79%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 70%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(70%, 18%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.52, -20.28, -30.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.52, 36.73, 236.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.47% -0.0853 -0.0857) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.47% 0.121 225.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.8586, 44.4428, 83.7635) |
| Luminance | 0.4445 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 3.76
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 4.73
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 6.09
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 6.59
Baby Blue
#89CFF0
ΔE00 6.78
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#46BFE9 #E97046
analogous
#46E9C2 #46BFE9 #466EE9
triadic
#46BFE9 #E946BF #BFE946
tetradic
#46BFE9 #C246E9 #E97046 #6EE946
square
#46BFE9 #C246E9 #E97046 #6EE946
split-complementary
#46BFE9 #E9466E #E9C246
monochromatic
#137DA1 #1AA7D8 #46BFE9 #7DD2F0 #B3E5F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#46BFE9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.89
#46BFE9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #46BFE9
9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##46BFE9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##46BFE9 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.89 | 9.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8BBEB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91ABE9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBCD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #46bfe9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 191, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.121 225.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd2f0',
500: '#46bfe9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #46bfe9; $custom-light: #8dd2f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#46bfe9",
"rgb": {
"r": 70,
"g": 191,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.46,
"s": 78.744,
"l": 59.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75474,
"c": 0.12092,
"h": 225.1
},
"luminance": 0.44447
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#46BFE9
secondary
#E5B6A6
accent
#6533F5
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F9FD
border
#CCD2D5
text
#0E1416
muted
#7E8284