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#46B1CD

#46b1cd ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46b1cd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 69.41% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.85% cyan, 13.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 192.44°, with 57.45% saturation and 53.92% 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 8.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 6.23.

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Web safe#3399cc
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Relative luminance0.3715

Complementary

  1. #46b1cd
  2. #cd6246

Split complementary

  1. #46b1cd
  2. #cd466e
  3. #cda546

Analogous

  1. #46cda5
  2. #46b1cd
  3. #466ecd

Triadic

  1. #46b1cd
  2. #cd46b1
  3. #b1cd46

Tetradic

  1. #46b1cd
  2. #6246cd
  3. #cd6246
  4. #b1cd46

Square

  1. #46b1cd
  2. #a546cd
  3. #cd6246
  4. #6ecd46

Monochromatic

  1. #1a5260
  2. #2a859c
  3. #46b1cd
  4. #82cadd
  5. #bee4ee

Shades

#46b1cd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46b1cd
  2. #3f9fb9
  3. #388ea4
  4. #317c90
  5. #2a6a7b
  6. #235967
  7. #1c4752
  8. #15353e
  9. #0e2329
  10. #071215
  11. #000000

Tints

#46b1cd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46b1cd
  2. #59b9d2
  3. #6bc1d7
  4. #7ec8dc
  5. #90d0e1
  6. #a3d8e6
  7. #b5e0eb
  8. #c8e8f0
  9. #daeff5
  10. #edf7fa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46b1cd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46b1cd
  2. #4cacc5
  3. #52a7be
  4. #57a2b6
  5. #5d9dae
  6. #6399a7
  7. #69949f
  8. #6f8f97
  9. #748a8f
  10. #7a8588
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a4a4a4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88a9b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9faccf ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8c9ecd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bbba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #85aece ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #76a6cd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00b7c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46b1cd {
  color: #46b1cd;
}
Background
.bg-46b1cd {
  background-color: #46b1cd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46b1cd {
  border: 2px solid #46b1cd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46b1cd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 177 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 57% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46b1cd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46b1cd, #466ecd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46b1cd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 177 205 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 6.23 #0095b6 Bondi Blue ΔE 9.08 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.32 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.59 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.26 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 10.32 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.50 #b94e32 Inverted #a4a4a4 Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#46b1cd  rgb(70, 177, 205)  hsl(192, 57%, 54%)  Moonstone Blue
#cd6246  rgb(205, 98, 70)  hsl(12, 57%, 54%)  Terra Cotta
#cd46b1  rgb(205, 70, 177)  hsl(312, 57%, 54%)  Shocking Pink
#b1cd46  rgb(177, 205, 70)  hsl(72, 57%, 54%)  June Bud