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#46AEC6

#46aec6 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46aec6 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 68.24% green and 77.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 64.65% cyan, 12.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 22.35% black. Its hue angle is 191.25°, with 52.89% saturation and 52.55% 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 8.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.56.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3565

Complementary

  1. #46aec6
  2. #c65e46

Split complementary

  1. #46aec6
  2. #c6466e
  3. #c69e46

Analogous

  1. #46c69e
  2. #46aec6
  3. #466ec6

Triadic

  1. #46aec6
  2. #c646ae
  3. #aec646

Tetradic

  1. #46aec6
  2. #5e46c6
  3. #c65e46
  4. #aec646

Square

  1. #46aec6
  2. #9e46c6
  3. #c65e46
  4. #6ec646

Monochromatic

  1. #1b4d58
  2. #2d7f92
  3. #46aec6
  4. #80c8d8
  5. #bbe1ea

Shades

#46aec6 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46aec6
  2. #3f9db2
  3. #388b9e
  4. #317a8b
  5. #2a6877
  6. #235763
  7. #1c464f
  8. #15343b
  9. #0e2328
  10. #071114
  11. #000000

Tints

#46aec6 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46aec6
  2. #59b6cc
  3. #6bbed1
  4. #7ec6d7
  5. #90cedd
  6. #a3d7e3
  7. #b5dfe8
  8. #c8e7ee
  9. #daeff4
  10. #edf7f9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46aec6 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46aec6
  2. #4ca9bf
  3. #52a5b8
  4. #57a0b1
  5. #5d9caa
  6. #6397a3
  7. #69929c
  8. #6f8e95
  9. #74898e
  10. #7a8587
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a1a1a1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #86a6b1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9da9c7 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8b9bc6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00b7b5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83abc7 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #75a3c6 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b3bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46aec6 {
  color: #46aec6;
}
Background
.bg-46aec6 {
  background-color: #46aec6;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46aec6 {
  border: 2px solid #46aec6;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46aec6;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 174 198;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 53% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46aec6 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46aec6, #466ec6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46aec6 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 174 198 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.56 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 8.52 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 9.07 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 10.65 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.82 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.94 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 11.17 #b95139 Inverted #a1a1a1 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#46aec6  rgb(70, 174, 198)  hsl(191, 53%, 53%)  Moonstone Blue
#c65e46  rgb(198, 94, 70)  hsl(11, 53%, 53%)  Cinnabar
#c646ae  rgb(198, 70, 174)  hsl(311, 53%, 53%)  Mulberry
#aec646  rgb(174, 198, 70)  hsl(71, 53%, 53%)  Yellow Green