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#46BBEF

#46bbef ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46bbef is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 73.33% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.71% cyan, 21.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 198.46°, with 84.08% saturation and 60.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 2.49.

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Relative luminance0.4307

Complementary

  1. #46bbef
  2. #ef7a46

Split complementary

  1. #46bbef
  2. #ef4667
  3. #efce46

Analogous

  1. #46efce
  2. #46bbef
  3. #4667ef

Triadic

  1. #46bbef
  2. #ef46bb
  3. #bbef46

Tetradic

  1. #46bbef
  2. #7a46ef
  3. #ef7a46
  4. #bbef46

Square

  1. #46bbef
  2. #ce46ef
  3. #ef7a46
  4. #67ef46

Monochromatic

  1. #0c6790
  2. #139ad6
  3. #46bbef
  4. #8cd5f5
  5. #d3effb

Shades

#46bbef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bbef
  2. #3fa8d7
  3. #3896bf
  4. #3183a7
  5. #2a708f
  6. #235e78
  7. #1c4b60
  8. #153848
  9. #0e2530
  10. #071318
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bbef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bbef
  2. #59c2f1
  3. #6bc9f2
  4. #7ecff4
  5. #90d6f5
  6. #a3ddf7
  7. #b5e4f9
  8. #c8ebfa
  9. #daf1fc
  10. #edf8fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bbef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bbef
  2. #4cb5e4
  3. #52afd9
  4. #57a9ce
  5. #5da3c3
  6. #639eb8
  7. #6998ac
  8. #6f92a1
  9. #748c96
  10. #7a868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91b4cc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1b9f2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8aa8ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86baf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75b0ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c4db ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bbef {
  color: #46bbef;
}
Background
.bg-46bbef {
  background-color: #46bbef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bbef {
  border: 2px solid #46bbef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bbef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 198 84% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bbef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bbef, #4667ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bbef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 239 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 2.49 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.47 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.06 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.67 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.01 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.35 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.44 #b94410 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#46bbef  rgb(70, 187, 239)  hsl(198, 84%, 61%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ef7a46  rgb(239, 122, 70)  hsl(18, 84%, 61%)  Coral
#ef46bb  rgb(239, 70, 187)  hsl(318, 84%, 61%)  Shocking Pink
#bbef46  rgb(187, 239, 70)  hsl(78, 84%, 61%)  Inchworm