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#46BBFF

#46bbff ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46bbff is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 73.33% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.55% cyan, 26.67% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 202.05°, with 100% saturation and 63.73% 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 9.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.67.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.4406

Complementary

  1. #46bbff
  2. #ff8a46

Split complementary

  1. #46bbff
  2. #ff465f
  3. #ffe646

Analogous

  1. #46ffe6
  2. #46bbff
  3. #465fff

Triadic

  1. #46bbff
  2. #ff46bb
  3. #bbff46

Tetradic

  1. #46bbff
  2. #8a46ff
  3. #ff8a46
  4. #bbff46

Square

  1. #46bbff
  2. #e646ff
  3. #ff8a46
  4. #5fff46

Monochromatic

  1. #006dac
  2. #009df9
  3. #46bbff
  4. #93d7ff
  5. #dff3ff

Shades

#46bbff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bbff
  2. #3fa8e6
  3. #3896cc
  4. #3183b3
  5. #2a7099
  6. #235e80
  7. #1c4b66
  8. #15384d
  9. #0e2533
  10. #07131a
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bbff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bbff
  2. #59c2ff
  3. #6bc9ff
  4. #7ecfff
  5. #90d6ff
  6. #a3ddff
  7. #b5e4ff
  8. #c8ebff
  9. #daf1ff
  10. #edf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bbff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bbff
  2. #4cb5f2
  3. #52afe6
  4. #57a9d9
  5. #5da3cc
  6. #639ec0
  7. #6998b3
  8. #6f92a6
  9. #748c99
  10. #7a868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.14:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #92b5d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9bbbff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82a9fe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00ccd2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #81bbff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #6fb1fe ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c6e6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bbff {
  color: #46bbff;
}
Background
.bg-46bbff {
  background-color: #46bbff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bbff {
  border: 2px solid #46bbff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bbff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bbff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bbff, #465fff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bbff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 255 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.67 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 3.83 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.12 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.22 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.26 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.11 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.99 #b94400 Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#46bbff  rgb(70, 187, 255)  hsl(202, 100%, 64%)  Deep Sky Blue
#ff8a46  rgb(255, 138, 70)  hsl(22, 100%, 64%)  Mango Tango
#ff46bb  rgb(255, 70, 187)  hsl(322, 100%, 64%)  Wild Strawberry
#bbff46  rgb(187, 255, 70)  hsl(82, 100%, 64%)  Green Yellow