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#46BBD3

#46bbd3 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46bbd3 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 82.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.82% cyan, 11.37% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.25% black. Its hue angle is 190.21°, with 61.57% saturation and 55.1% 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 9.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 8.4.

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Relative luminance0.4155

Complementary

  1. #46bbd3
  2. #d35e46

Split complementary

  1. #46bbd3
  2. #d34675
  3. #d3a446

Analogous

  1. #46d3a4
  2. #46bbd3
  3. #4675d3

Triadic

  1. #46bbd3
  2. #d346bb
  3. #bbd346

Tetradic

  1. #46bbd3
  2. #5e46d3
  3. #d35e46
  4. #bbd346

Square

  1. #46bbd3
  2. #a446d3
  3. #d35e46
  4. #75d346

Monochromatic

  1. #195a67
  2. #2790a5
  3. #46bbd3
  4. #84d2e2
  5. #c2e8f0

Shades

#46bbd3 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bbd3
  2. #3fa8be
  3. #3896a9
  4. #318394
  5. #2a707f
  6. #235e6a
  7. #1c4b54
  8. #15383f
  9. #0e252a
  10. #071315
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bbd3 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bbd3
  2. #59c2d7
  3. #6bc9dc
  4. #7ecfe0
  5. #90d6e5
  6. #a3dde9
  7. #b5e4ed
  8. #c8ebf2
  9. #daf1f6
  10. #edf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bbd3 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bbd3
  2. #4cb5cb
  3. #52afc2
  4. #57a9ba
  5. #5da3b2
  6. #639eaa
  7. #6998a1
  8. #6f9299
  9. #748c91
  10. #7a8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb3bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9b5d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #95a6d3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8cb7d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7dafd3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bbd3 {
  color: #46bbd3;
}
Background
.bg-46bbd3 {
  background-color: #46bbd3;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bbd3 {
  border: 2px solid #46bbd3;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bbd3;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 211;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 62% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bbd3 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bbd3, #4675d3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bbd3 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 211 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.40 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.45 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.44 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.90 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.23 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.57 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.97 #b9442c Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#46bbd3  rgb(70, 187, 211)  hsl(190, 62%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#d35e46  rgb(211, 94, 70)  hsl(10, 62%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#d346bb  rgb(211, 70, 187)  hsl(310, 62%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#bbd346  rgb(187, 211, 70)  hsl(70, 62%, 55%)  June Bud