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#46BBDB

#46bbdb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46bbdb 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 85.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.04% cyan, 14.61% magenta, 0% yellow and 14.12% black. Its hue angle is 192.89°, with 67.42% saturation and 56.67% 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 9.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.42.

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Relative luminance0.4196

Complementary

  1. #46bbdb
  2. #db6646

Split complementary

  1. #46bbdb
  2. #db4671
  3. #dbb146

Analogous

  1. #46dbb1
  2. #46bbdb
  3. #4671db

Triadic

  1. #46bbdb
  2. #db46bb
  3. #bbdb46

Tetradic

  1. #46bbdb
  2. #6646db
  3. #db6646
  4. #bbdb46

Square

  1. #46bbdb
  2. #b146db
  3. #db6646
  4. #71db46

Monochromatic

  1. #165e72
  2. #2393b2
  3. #46bbdb
  4. #86d3e7
  5. #c6eaf4

Shades

#46bbdb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bbdb
  2. #3fa8c5
  3. #3896af
  4. #318399
  5. #2a7083
  6. #235e6e
  7. #1c4b58
  8. #153842
  9. #0e252c
  10. #071316
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bbdb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bbdb
  2. #59c2df
  3. #6bc9e2
  4. #7ecfe6
  5. #90d6e9
  6. #a3dded
  7. #b5e4f1
  8. #c8ebf4
  9. #daf1f8
  10. #edf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bbdb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bbdb
  2. #4cb5d2
  3. #52afc9
  4. #57a9c0
  5. #5da3b7
  6. #639eae
  7. #6998a4
  8. #6f929b
  9. #748c92
  10. #7a8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb3c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b6dd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92a7db ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8bb8dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7bafdb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bbdb {
  color: #46bbdb;
}
Background
.bg-46bbdb {
  background-color: #46bbdb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bbdb {
  border: 2px solid #46bbdb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bbdb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 219;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 67% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bbdb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bbdb, #4671db);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bbdb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 219 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.42 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.50 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.65 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.12 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.60 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.07 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 11.11 #b94424 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#46bbdb  rgb(70, 187, 219)  hsl(193, 67%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#db6646  rgb(219, 102, 70)  hsl(13, 67%, 57%)  Burnt Sienna
#db46bb  rgb(219, 70, 187)  hsl(313, 67%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#bbdb46  rgb(187, 219, 70)  hsl(73, 67%, 57%)  June Bud