Skip to the color picker

#46d8eb color: Blue Dacnis

#46d8eb is rgb(70, 216, 235) in RGB and oklch(81.384% 0.12277 207.675) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

187°
100%

81.4%
0.123
208°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • cyan-400
  • Black 8%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.71:1Hard to read
Lc -34
Black text
12.28:1Readable · AA
Lc 74

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #46d8eb

#46d8eb is a pastel light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 81.4% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 208°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.71:1 contrast and black text 12.28:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Blue Dacnis (#44ddee). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-400.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #46d8eb mixed with white

  1. 46d8eb
  2. 62dced
  3. 79e0ef
  4. 8de4f1
  5. a0e9f3
  6. b1ecf5
  7. c1f0f7
  8. d1f4f9
  9. e1f8fb
  10. f0fbfd

Darker: #46d8eb mixed with black

  1. 46d8eb
  2. 3cbccc
  3. 32a0ae
  4. 288591
  5. 1e6b75
  6. 15535b
  7. 0d3b41
  8. 052529
  9. 021113
  10. 000203

Calmer: #46d8eb with less saturation

  1. 46d8eb
  2. 5cd6e7
  3. 6dd4e3
  4. 7bd2df
  5. 88d0db
  6. 93ced7
  7. 9eccd3
  8. a8c9ce
  9. b1c7ca
  10. bac4c6

Questions about #46d8eb

What color is #46d8eb?

#46d8eb is pastel light cyan. The closest named color is Blue Dacnis. In RGB it is rgb(70, 216, 235), in HSL hsl(186.91, 80.49%, 59.8%) and in OKLCH oklch(81.384% 0.12277 207.675).

What colors go well with #46d8eb?

The complementary color of #46d8eb is #ffa296. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #56dcc2 and #6ecdff. The triadic partners are #eda5eb and #e4bd5d.

Is white or black text more readable on #46d8eb?

Black text reads better on #46d8eb: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and black gives 12.28:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #46d8eb a warm or cool color?

#46d8eb is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 208 degrees, its lightness 81.4% and its chroma 0.123.