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#46bad3 color: Bachelor Button

#46bad3 is rgb(70, 186, 211) in RGB and oklch(73.391% 0.10794 214.776) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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191°
100%

73.4%
0.108
215°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 17%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.28:1Hard to read
Lc -49
Black text
9.22:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #46bad3

#46bad3 is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 73.4% lightness, 0.108 chroma and a hue of 215°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.28:1 contrast and black text 9.22:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Bachelor Button (#4abbd5). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #46bad3 mixed with white

  1. 46bad3
  2. 5fc1d8
  3. 74c8dc
  4. 87cfe1
  5. 9ad6e5
  6. abdde9
  7. bde4ee
  8. cdebf2
  9. def1f6
  10. eff8fb

Darker: #46bad3 mixed with black

  1. 46bad3
  2. 3ca1b7
  3. 32899c
  4. 287282
  5. 1e5c69
  6. 154651
  7. 0d323a
  8. 051e24
  9. 020d10
  10. 000202

Calmer: #46bad3 with less saturation

  1. 46bad3
  2. 56b9cf
  3. 63b7cb
  4. 6eb5c7
  5. 78b4c2
  6. 82b2be
  7. 8ab0ba
  8. 93afb6
  9. 9aadb1
  10. a2abad

Questions about #46bad3

What color is #46bad3?

#46bad3 is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Bachelor Button. In RGB it is rgb(70, 186, 211), in HSL hsl(190.64, 61.57%, 55.1%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.391% 0.10794 214.776).

What colors go well with #46bad3?

The complementary color of #46bad3 is #e4907a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #47bfb1 and #6bb0e8. The triadic partners are #d38fc4 and #bea854.

Is white or black text more readable on #46bad3?

Black text reads better on #46bad3: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and black gives 9.22:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #46bad3 a warm or cool color?

#46bad3 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 215 degrees, its lightness 73.4% and its chroma 0.108.