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#46C2DF

#46c2df ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46c2df is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 76.08% green and 87.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 68.61% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 191.37°, with 70.51% saturation and 57.45% 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 10.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.88.

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Relative luminance0.4521

Complementary

  1. #46c2df
  2. #df6346

Split complementary

  1. #46c2df
  2. #df4676
  3. #dfaf46

Analogous

  1. #46dfaf
  2. #46c2df
  3. #4676df

Triadic

  1. #46c2df
  2. #df46c2
  3. #c2df46

Tetradic

  1. #46c2df
  2. #6346df
  3. #df6346
  4. #c2df46

Square

  1. #46c2df
  2. #af46df
  3. #df6346
  4. #76df46

Monochromatic

  1. #156577
  2. #209cb9
  3. #46c2df
  4. #87d8ea
  5. #c8edf6

Shades

#46c2df mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46c2df
  2. #3fafc9
  3. #389bb2
  4. #31889c
  5. #2a7486
  6. #236170
  7. #1c4e59
  8. #153a43
  9. #0e272d
  10. #071316
  11. #000000

Tints

#46c2df mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46c2df
  2. #59c8e2
  3. #6bcee5
  4. #7ed4e9
  5. #90daec
  6. #a3e1ef
  7. #b5e7f2
  8. #c8edf5
  9. #daf3f9
  10. #edf9fc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46c2df mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46c2df
  2. #4cbbd6
  3. #52b5cc
  4. #57aec3
  5. #5da8b9
  6. #63a1b0
  7. #699aa6
  8. #6f949d
  9. #748d93
  10. #7a878a
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #94b9c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #afbce1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #99acdf ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00cccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90bfe0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #80b5df ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00c8d3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46c2df {
  color: #46c2df;
}
Background
.bg-46c2df {
  background-color: #46c2df;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46c2df {
  border: 2px solid #46c2df;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46c2df;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 194 223;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 71% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46c2df {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46c2df, #4676df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46c2df {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 194 223 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.88 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.78 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.80 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.14 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.72 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.48 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.75 #b93d20 Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#46c2df  rgb(70, 194, 223)  hsl(191, 71%, 57%)  Sky Blue
#df6346  rgb(223, 99, 70)  hsl(11, 71%, 57%)  Terra Cotta
#df46c2  rgb(223, 70, 194)  hsl(311, 71%, 57%)  Shocking Pink
#c2df46  rgb(194, 223, 70)  hsl(71, 71%, 57%)  June Bud