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#46C7EC

#46c7ec ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46c7ec is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 78.04% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.34% cyan, 15.68% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 193.37°, with 81.37% saturation and 60% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.76.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.4821

Complementary

  1. #46c7ec
  2. #ec6b46

Split complementary

  1. #46c7ec
  2. #ec4674
  3. #ecbe46

Analogous

  1. #46ecbe
  2. #46c7ec
  3. #4674ec

Triadic

  1. #46c7ec
  2. #ec46c7
  3. #c7ec46

Tetradic

  1. #46c7ec
  2. #6b46ec
  3. #ec6b46
  4. #c7ec46

Square

  1. #46c7ec
  2. #be46ec
  3. #ec6b46
  4. #74ec46

Monochromatic

  1. #0e6f8b
  2. #15a7d0
  3. #46c7ec
  4. #8bdcf3
  5. #d1f1fa

Shades

#46c7ec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46c7ec
  2. #3fb3d4
  3. #389fbd
  4. #318ba5
  5. #2a778e
  6. #236476
  7. #1c505e
  8. #153c47
  9. #0e282f
  10. #071418
  11. #000000

Tints

#46c7ec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46c7ec
  2. #59cdee
  3. #6bd2f0
  4. #7ed8f2
  5. #90ddf4
  6. #a3e3f6
  7. #b5e9f7
  8. #c8eef9
  9. #daf4fb
  10. #edf9fd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46c7ec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46c7ec
  2. #4cc0e1
  3. #52b9d6
  4. #57b2cc
  5. #5dabc1
  6. #63a4b6
  7. #699cab
  8. #6f95a0
  9. #748e96
  10. #7a878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.97:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #98becf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b1c2ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9ab1ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d3d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #92c4ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #81baec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00cedd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46c7ec {
  color: #46c7ec;
}
Background
.bg-46c7ec {
  background-color: #46c7ec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46c7ec {
  border: 2px solid #46c7ec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46c7ec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 199 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 81% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46c7ec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46c7ec, #4674ec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46c7ec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 199 236 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.76 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.30 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.80 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.81 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.12 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 9.80 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.34 #b93813 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#46c7ec  rgb(70, 199, 236)  hsl(193, 81%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#ec6b46  rgb(236, 107, 70)  hsl(13, 81%, 60%)  Burnt Sienna
#ec46c7  rgb(236, 70, 199)  hsl(313, 81%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#c7ec46  rgb(199, 236, 70)  hsl(73, 81%, 60%)  Pear