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#46BBF0

#46bbf0 ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46bbf0 is a color from the azure family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 73.33% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.83% cyan, 22.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 198.71°, with 85% saturation and 60.78% 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 9.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.4313

Complementary

  1. #46bbf0
  2. #f07b46

Split complementary

  1. #46bbf0
  2. #f04666
  3. #f0d046

Analogous

  1. #46f0d0
  2. #46bbf0
  3. #4666f0

Triadic

  1. #46bbf0
  2. #f046bb
  3. #bbf046

Tetradic

  1. #46bbf0
  2. #7b46f0
  3. #f07b46
  4. #bbf046

Square

  1. #46bbf0
  2. #d046f0
  3. #f07b46
  4. #66f046

Monochromatic

  1. #0c6891
  2. #129ad8
  3. #46bbf0
  4. #8dd5f6
  5. #d4effb

Shades

#46bbf0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bbf0
  2. #3fa8d8
  3. #3896c0
  4. #3183a8
  5. #2a7090
  6. #235e78
  7. #1c4b60
  8. #153848
  9. #0e2530
  10. #071318
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bbf0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bbf0
  2. #59c2f2
  3. #6bc9f3
  4. #7ecff5
  5. #90d6f6
  6. #a3ddf8
  7. #b5e4f9
  8. #c8ebfb
  9. #daf1fc
  10. #edf8fe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bbf0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bbf0
  2. #4cb5e5
  3. #52afda
  4. #57a9ce
  5. #5da3c3
  6. #639eb8
  7. #6998ad
  8. #6f92a2
  9. #748c96
  10. #7a868b
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91b4cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a0b9f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #89a8ef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00c9cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #86baf2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #74b0f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c4dc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bbf0 {
  color: #46bbf0;
}
Background
.bg-46bbf0 {
  background-color: #46bbf0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bbf0 {
  border: 2px solid #46bbf0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bbf0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 187 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 199 85% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bbf0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bbf0, #4666f0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bbf0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 187 240 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 2.37 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 5.31 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.02 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.74 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 8.12 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.38 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 8.46 #b9440f Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#46bbf0  rgb(70, 187, 240)  hsl(199, 85%, 61%)  Deep Sky Blue
#f07b46  rgb(240, 123, 70)  hsl(19, 85%, 61%)  Mango Tango
#f046bb  rgb(240, 70, 187)  hsl(319, 85%, 61%)  Shocking Pink
#bbf046  rgb(187, 240, 70)  hsl(79, 85%, 61%)  Inchworm