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#46BBD7

#46bbd7 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46bbd7 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 84.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.44% cyan, 13.02% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.69% black. Its hue angle is 191.59°, with 64.44% saturation and 55.88% 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 9.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.84.

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Relative luminance0.4175

Complementary

  1. #46bbd7
  2. #d76246

Split complementary

  1. #46bbd7
  2. #d74672
  3. #d7ab46

Analogous

  1. #46d7ab
  2. #46bbd7
  3. #4672d7

Triadic

  1. #46bbd7
  2. #d746bb
  3. #bbd746

Tetradic

  1. #46bbd7
  2. #6246d7
  3. #d76246
  4. #bbd746

Square

  1. #46bbd7
  2. #ab46d7
  3. #d76246
  4. #72d746

Monochromatic

  1. #175c6d
  2. #2591ab
  3. #46bbd7
  4. #85d2e5
  5. #c4e9f2

Shades

#46bbd7 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bbd7
  2. #3fa8c2
  3. #3896ac
  4. #318397
  5. #2a7081
  6. #235e6c
  7. #1c4b56
  8. #153841
  9. #0e252b
  10. #071316
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bbd7 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bbd7
  2. #59c2db
  3. #6bc9df
  4. #7ecfe3
  5. #90d6e7
  6. #a3ddeb
  7. #b5e4ef
  8. #c8ebf3
  9. #daf1f7
  10. #edf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bbd7 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bbd7
  2. #4cb5ce
  3. #52afc6
  4. #57a9bd
  5. #5da3b4
  6. #639eac
  7. #6998a3
  8. #6f929a
  9. #748c91
  10. #7a8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb3bf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8b6d9 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #94a6d7 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c5c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8cb8d8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7cafd7 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bbd7 {
  color: #46bbd7;
}
Background
.bg-46bbd7 {
  background-color: #46bbd7;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bbd7 {
  border: 2px solid #46bbd7;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bbd7;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 215;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 64% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bbd7 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bbd7, #4672d7);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bbd7 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 215 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.84 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.86 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.71 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.93 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.47 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.04 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 11.20 #b94428 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#46bbd7  rgb(70, 187, 215)  hsl(192, 64%, 56%)  Sky Blue
#d76246  rgb(215, 98, 70)  hsl(12, 64%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#d746bb  rgb(215, 70, 187)  hsl(312, 64%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#bbd746  rgb(187, 215, 70)  hsl(72, 64%, 56%)  June Bud