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#46BBD8

#46bbd8 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46bbd8 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 84.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 67.59% cyan, 13.43% magenta, 0% yellow and 15.29% black. Its hue angle is 191.92°, with 65.18% saturation and 56.08% 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 9.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.72.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.418

Complementary

  1. #46bbd8
  2. #d86346

Split complementary

  1. #46bbd8
  2. #d84672
  3. #d8ac46

Analogous

  1. #46d8ac
  2. #46bbd8
  3. #4672d8

Triadic

  1. #46bbd8
  2. #d846bb
  3. #bbd846

Tetradic

  1. #46bbd8
  2. #6346d8
  3. #d86346
  4. #bbd846

Square

  1. #46bbd8
  2. #ac46d8
  3. #d86346
  4. #72d846

Monochromatic

  1. #175d6e
  2. #2492ad
  3. #46bbd8
  4. #85d2e5
  5. #c4e9f3

Shades

#46bbd8 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bbd8
  2. #3fa8c2
  3. #3896ad
  4. #318397
  5. #2a7082
  6. #235e6c
  7. #1c4b56
  8. #153841
  9. #0e252b
  10. #071316
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bbd8 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bbd8
  2. #59c2dc
  3. #6bc9e0
  4. #7ecfe4
  5. #90d6e8
  6. #a3ddec
  7. #b5e4ef
  8. #c8ebf3
  9. #daf1f7
  10. #edf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bbd8 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bbd8
  2. #4cb5cf
  3. #52afc6
  4. #57a9be
  5. #5da3b5
  6. #639eac
  7. #6998a3
  8. #6f929a
  9. #748c92
  10. #7a8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb3c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a8b6da ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #93a7d8 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c5c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8bb8d9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7cafd8 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bbd8 {
  color: #46bbd8;
}
Background
.bg-46bbd8 {
  background-color: #46bbd8;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bbd8 {
  border: 2px solid #46bbd8;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bbd8;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 216;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 65% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bbd8 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bbd8, #4672d8);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bbd8 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 216 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.72 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.75 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.55 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.60 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.24 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.91 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 11.33 #b94427 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#46bbd8  rgb(70, 187, 216)  hsl(192, 65%, 56%)  Sky Blue
#d86346  rgb(216, 99, 70)  hsl(12, 65%, 56%)  Terra Cotta
#d846bb  rgb(216, 70, 187)  hsl(312, 65%, 56%)  Shocking Pink
#bbd846  rgb(187, 216, 70)  hsl(72, 65%, 56%)  June Bud