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#46BBDD

#46bbdd ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46bbdd 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 86.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.33% cyan, 15.38% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 193.51°, with 68.95% saturation and 57.06% 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 9.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 7.03.

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Relative luminance0.4206

Complementary

  1. #46bbdd
  2. #dd6846

Split complementary

  1. #46bbdd
  2. #dd4670
  3. #ddb446

Analogous

  1. #46ddb4
  2. #46bbdd
  3. #4670dd

Triadic

  1. #46bbdd
  2. #dd46bb
  3. #bbdd46

Tetradic

  1. #46bbdd
  2. #6846dd
  3. #dd6846
  4. #bbdd46

Square

  1. #46bbdd
  2. #b446dd
  3. #dd6846
  4. #70dd46

Monochromatic

  1. #155f75
  2. #2194b5
  3. #46bbdd
  4. #87d3e9
  5. #c7ebf5

Shades

#46bbdd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bbdd
  2. #3fa8c7
  3. #3896b1
  4. #31839b
  5. #2a7085
  6. #235e6f
  7. #1c4b58
  8. #153842
  9. #0e252c
  10. #071316
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bbdd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bbdd
  2. #59c2e0
  3. #6bc9e4
  4. #7ecfe7
  5. #90d6eb
  6. #a3ddee
  7. #b5e4f1
  8. #c8ebf5
  9. #daf1f8
  10. #edf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bbdd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bbdd
  2. #4cb5d4
  3. #52afca
  4. #57a9c1
  5. #5da3b8
  6. #639eaf
  7. #6998a5
  8. #6f929c
  9. #748c93
  10. #7a8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #90b3c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a7b6df ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #92a7dd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c6c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8ab8de ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7aafdd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c2d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bbdd {
  color: #46bbdd;
}
Background
.bg-46bbdd {
  background-color: #46bbdd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bbdd {
  border: 2px solid #46bbdd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bbdd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 221;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 69% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bbdd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bbdd, #4670dd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bbdd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 221 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.03 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.29 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.39 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.89 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.21 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.53 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 10.74 #b94422 Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#46bbdd  rgb(70, 187, 221)  hsl(194, 69%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#dd6846  rgb(221, 104, 70)  hsl(14, 69%, 57%)  Burnt Sienna
#dd46bb  rgb(221, 70, 187)  hsl(314, 69%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#bbdd46  rgb(187, 221, 70)  hsl(74, 69%, 57%)  June Bud