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#46bcd7 color: Bachelor Button

#46bcd7 is rgb(70, 188, 215) in RGB and oklch(74.024% 0.11005 215.939) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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191°
100%

74%
0.110
216°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.23:1Hard to read
Lc -48
Black text
9.43:1Readable · AA
Lc 60

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About #46bcd7

#46bcd7 is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 74% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 216°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.23:1 contrast and black text 9.43:1, 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: #46bcd7 mixed with white

  1. 46bcd7
  2. 5fc3db
  3. 74cadf
  4. 88d1e3
  5. 9ad7e7
  6. acdeec
  7. bde5ef
  8. ceebf3
  9. def2f7
  10. eff8fb

Darker: #46bcd7 mixed with black

  1. 46bcd7
  2. 3ca3bb
  3. 328b9f
  4. 287385
  5. 1e5d6b
  6. 154752
  7. 0d323b
  8. 051f25
  9. 020d11
  10. 000202

Calmer: #46bcd7 with less saturation

  1. 46bcd7
  2. 56bbd3
  3. 64b9ce
  4. 6fb7ca
  5. 7ab6c6
  6. 83b4c1
  7. 8cb2bd
  8. 94b1b8
  9. 9cafb4
  10. a4adaf

Questions about #46bcd7

What color is #46bcd7?

#46bcd7 is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Bachelor Button. In RGB it is rgb(70, 188, 215), in HSL hsl(191.17, 64.44%, 55.88%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.024% 0.11005 215.939).

What colors go well with #46bcd7?

The complementary color of #46bcd7 is #e7917a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #45c1b5 and #6db2ec. The triadic partners are #d790c5 and #c0ab54.

Is white or black text more readable on #46bcd7?

Black text reads better on #46bcd7: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and black gives 9.43:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #46bcd7 a warm or cool color?

#46bcd7 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 216 degrees, its lightness 74% and its chroma 0.11.