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#46BADE

#46bade ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46bade is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 72.94% green and 87.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.47% cyan, 16.22% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.94% black. Its hue angle is 194.21°, with 69.72% saturation and 57.25% 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 9.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 6.43.

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Relative luminance0.4169

Complementary

  1. #46bade
  2. #de6a46

Split complementary

  1. #46bade
  2. #de466e
  3. #deb646

Analogous

  1. #46deb6
  2. #46bade
  3. #466ede

Triadic

  1. #46bade
  2. #de46ba
  3. #bade46

Tetradic

  1. #46bade
  2. #6a46de
  3. #de6a46
  4. #bade46

Square

  1. #46bade
  2. #b646de
  3. #de6a46
  4. #6ede46

Monochromatic

  1. #155f76
  2. #2193b7
  3. #46bade
  4. #87d2ea
  5. #c8eaf5

Shades

#46bade mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bade
  2. #3fa7c8
  3. #3895b2
  4. #31829b
  5. #2a7085
  6. #235d6f
  7. #1c4a59
  8. #153843
  9. #0e252c
  10. #071316
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bade mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bade
  2. #59c1e1
  3. #6bc8e5
  4. #7ecfe8
  5. #90d6eb
  6. #a3ddef
  7. #b5e3f2
  8. #c8eaf5
  9. #daf1f8
  10. #edf8fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bade mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bade
  2. #4cb4d5
  3. #52aecb
  4. #57a9c2
  5. #5da3b8
  6. #639daf
  7. #6997a6
  8. #6f919c
  9. #748c93
  10. #7a8689
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #adadad ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb2c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a5b6e0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90a6de ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c5c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #89b7df ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #79aede ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bade {
  color: #46bade;
}
Background
.bg-46bade {
  background-color: #46bade;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bade {
  border: 2px solid #46bade;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bade;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 186 222;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 70% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bade {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bade, #466ede);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bade {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 186 222 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.43 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 7.15 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.37 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.86 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.96 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.01 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 10.21 #b94521 Inverted #adadad Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#46bade  rgb(70, 186, 222)  hsl(194, 70%, 57%)  Deep Sky Blue
#de6a46  rgb(222, 106, 70)  hsl(14, 70%, 57%)  Burnt Sienna
#de46ba  rgb(222, 70, 186)  hsl(314, 70%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#bade46  rgb(186, 222, 70)  hsl(74, 70%, 57%)  June Bud