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#46BBD0

#46bbd0 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46bbd0 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 73.33% green and 81.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.35% cyan, 10.1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18.43% black. Its hue angle is 189.13°, with 59.48% saturation and 54.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 8.92.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.414

Complementary

  1. #46bbd0
  2. #d05b46

Split complementary

  1. #46bbd0
  2. #d04676
  3. #d0a046

Analogous

  1. #46d0a0
  2. #46bbd0
  3. #4676d0

Triadic

  1. #46bbd0
  2. #d046bb
  3. #bbd046

Tetradic

  1. #46bbd0
  2. #5b46d0
  3. #d05b46
  4. #bbd046

Square

  1. #46bbd0
  2. #a046d0
  3. #d05b46
  4. #76d046

Monochromatic

  1. #195864
  2. #298ea1
  3. #46bbd0
  4. #83d1df
  5. #c0e8ef

Shades

#46bbd0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bbd0
  2. #3fa8bb
  3. #3896a6
  4. #318392
  5. #2a707d
  6. #235e68
  7. #1c4b53
  8. #15383e
  9. #0e252a
  10. #071315
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bbd0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bbd0
  2. #59c2d5
  3. #6bc9d9
  4. #7ecfde
  5. #90d6e3
  6. #a3dde8
  7. #b5e4ec
  8. #c8ebf1
  9. #daf1f6
  10. #edf8fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bbd0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bbd0
  2. #4cb5c8
  3. #52afc0
  4. #57a9b8
  5. #5da3b0
  6. #639ea8
  7. #6998a0
  8. #6f9298
  9. #748c90
  10. #7a8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb2bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab5d1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a6d0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8db7d1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7eafd0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c0c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bbd0 {
  color: #46bbd0;
}
Background
.bg-46bbd0 {
  background-color: #46bbd0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bbd0 {
  border: 2px solid #46bbd0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bbd0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 208;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 59% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bbd0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bbd0, #4676d0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bbd0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 208 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.92 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.01 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.04 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.66 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 9.97 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.07 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 10.47 #b9442f Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#46bbd0  rgb(70, 187, 208)  hsl(189, 59%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#d05b46  rgb(208, 91, 70)  hsl(9, 59%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#d046bb  rgb(208, 70, 187)  hsl(309, 59%, 55%)  Medium Orchid
#bbd046  rgb(187, 208, 70)  hsl(69, 59%, 55%)  June Bud