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#46BBD2

#46bbd2 ≈ Moonstone Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46bbd2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 73.33% green and 82.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.67% cyan, 10.95% magenta, 0% yellow and 17.65% black. Its hue angle is 189.86°, with 60.87% saturation and 54.9% 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 9.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Moonstone Blue (#73a9c2), ΔE 8.57.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.415

Complementary

  1. #46bbd2
  2. #d25d46

Split complementary

  1. #46bbd2
  2. #d24675
  3. #d2a346

Analogous

  1. #46d2a3
  2. #46bbd2
  3. #4675d2

Triadic

  1. #46bbd2
  2. #d246bb
  3. #bbd246

Tetradic

  1. #46bbd2
  2. #5d46d2
  3. #d25d46
  4. #bbd246

Square

  1. #46bbd2
  2. #a346d2
  3. #d25d46
  4. #75d246

Monochromatic

  1. #195966
  2. #288fa4
  3. #46bbd2
  4. #84d2e1
  5. #c1e8f0

Shades

#46bbd2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bbd2
  2. #3fa8bd
  3. #3896a8
  4. #318393
  5. #2a707e
  6. #235e69
  7. #1c4b54
  8. #15383f
  9. #0e252a
  10. #071315
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bbd2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bbd2
  2. #59c2d7
  3. #6bc9db
  4. #7ecfe0
  5. #90d6e4
  6. #a3dde9
  7. #b5e4ed
  8. #c8ebf2
  9. #daf1f6
  10. #edf8fb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bbd2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bbd2
  2. #4cb5ca
  3. #52afc2
  4. #57a9b9
  5. #5da3b1
  6. #639ea9
  7. #6998a1
  8. #6f9299
  9. #748c90
  10. #7a8688
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #acacac ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8fb2bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #aab5d3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96a6d2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c4c2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8db7d3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7dafd2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c1c9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bbd2 {
  color: #46bbd2;
}
Background
.bg-46bbd2 {
  background-color: #46bbd2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bbd2 {
  border: 2px solid #46bbd2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bbd2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 210;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 61% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bbd2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bbd2, #4675d2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bbd2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 210 / 0.35);
}

#73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.57 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.63 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.61 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 9.64 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.27 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 10.56 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 10.64 #b9442d Inverted #acacac Grayscale 

Moonstone Blue
#46bbd2  rgb(70, 187, 210)  hsl(190, 61%, 55%)  Moonstone Blue
#d25d46  rgb(210, 93, 70)  hsl(10, 61%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#d246bb  rgb(210, 70, 187)  hsl(310, 61%, 55%)  Shocking Pink
#bbd246  rgb(187, 210, 70)  hsl(70, 61%, 55%)  June Bud