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#46BBDC

#46bbdc ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46bbdc 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 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 193.2°, with 68.18% saturation and 56.86% 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 9.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 7.34.

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Relative luminance0.4201

Complementary

  1. #46bbdc
  2. #dc6746

Split complementary

  1. #46bbdc
  2. #dc4670
  3. #dcb246

Analogous

  1. #46dcb2
  2. #46bbdc
  3. #4670dc

Triadic

  1. #46bbdc
  2. #dc46bb
  3. #bbdc46

Tetradic

  1. #46bbdc
  2. #6746dc
  3. #dc6746
  4. #bbdc46

Square

  1. #46bbdc
  2. #b246dc
  3. #dc6746
  4. #70dc46

Monochromatic

  1. #165f73
  2. #2293b4
  3. #46bbdc
  4. #86d3e8
  5. #c7eaf4

Shades

#46bbdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bbdc
  2. #3fa8c6
  3. #3896b0
  4. #31839a
  5. #2a7084
  6. #235e6e
  7. #1c4b58
  8. #153842
  9. #0e252c
  10. #071316
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bbdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bbdc
  2. #59c2e0
  3. #6bc9e3
  4. #7ecfe7
  5. #90d6ea
  6. #a3ddee
  7. #b5e4f1
  8. #c8ebf5
  9. #daf1f8
  10. #edf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bbdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bbdc
  2. #4cb5d3
  3. #52afca
  4. #57a9c0
  5. #5da3b7
  6. #639eae
  7. #6998a5
  8. #6f929c
  9. #748c92
  10. #7a8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb3c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b6de ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92a7dc ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ab8dd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7bafdc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2cf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bbdc {
  color: #46bbdc;
}
Background
.bg-46bbdc {
  background-color: #46bbdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bbdc {
  border: 2px solid #46bbdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bbdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 68% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bbdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bbdc, #4670dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bbdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 220 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.34 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.35 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.44 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.00 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.40 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.80 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.92 #b94423 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#46bbdc  rgb(70, 187, 220)  hsl(193, 68%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dc6746  rgb(220, 103, 70)  hsl(13, 68%, 57%)  Burnt Sienna
#dc46bb  rgb(220, 70, 187)  hsl(313, 68%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#bbdc46  rgb(187, 220, 70)  hsl(73, 68%, 57%)  June Bud