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#46BCFE

#46bcfe ≈ Deep Sky Blue

  • azure
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46bcfe is a color from the azure family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 73.73% green and 99.61% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.44% cyan, 25.98% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.39% black. Its hue angle is 201.52°, with 98.92% saturation and 63.53% 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 9.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Deep Sky Blue (#00bfff), ΔE 3.17.

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Relative luminance0.4442

Complementary

  1. #46bcfe
  2. #fe8846

Split complementary

  1. #46bcfe
  2. #fe4660
  3. #fee446

Analogous

  1. #46fee4
  2. #46bcfe
  3. #4660fe

Triadic

  1. #46bcfe
  2. #fe46bc
  3. #bcfe46

Tetradic

  1. #46bcfe
  2. #8846fe
  3. #fe8846
  4. #bcfe46

Square

  1. #46bcfe
  2. #e446fe
  3. #fe8846
  4. #60fe46

Monochromatic

  1. #016daa
  2. #019ef6
  3. #46bcfe
  4. #92d8fe
  5. #def3ff

Shades

#46bcfe mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46bcfe
  2. #3fa9e5
  3. #3896cb
  4. #3184b2
  5. #2a7198
  6. #235e7f
  7. #1c4b66
  8. #15384c
  9. #0e2633
  10. #071319
  11. #000000

Tints

#46bcfe mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46bcfe
  2. #59c3fe
  3. #6bc9fe
  4. #7ed0fe
  5. #90d7fe
  6. #a3deff
  7. #b5e4ff
  8. #c8ebff
  9. #daf2ff
  10. #edf8ff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46bcfe mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46bcfe
  2. #4cb6f1
  3. #52b0e5
  4. #57aad8
  5. #5da4cc
  6. #639ebf
  7. #6998b2
  8. #6f92a6
  9. #748c99
  10. #7a868d
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #93b6d5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9dbcff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #84aafd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cdd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #83bcff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #70b2fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c6e5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46bcfe {
  color: #46bcfe;
}
Background
.bg-46bcfe {
  background-color: #46bcfe;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46bcfe {
  border: 2px solid #46bcfe;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46bcfe;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 188 254;
  --color-primary-hsl: 202 99% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46bcfe {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46bcfe, #4660fe);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46bcfe {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 188 254 / 0.35);
}

#00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 3.17 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 3.84 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 6.88 #56a0d3 Carolina Blue ΔE 8.43 #71a6d2 Iceberg ΔE 8.47 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.76 #87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 9.60 #b94301 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Deep Sky Blue
#46bcfe  rgb(70, 188, 254)  hsl(202, 99%, 64%)  Deep Sky Blue
#fe8846  rgb(254, 136, 70)  hsl(22, 99%, 64%)  Mango Tango
#fe46bc  rgb(254, 70, 188)  hsl(322, 99%, 64%)  Wild Strawberry
#bcfe46  rgb(188, 254, 70)  hsl(82, 99%, 64%)  Green Yellow