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#46CAEB

#46caeb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46caeb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 79.22% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.21% cyan, 14.04% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 192°, with 80.49% saturation and 59.8% 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 10.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.93.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.4954

Complementary

  1. #46caeb
  2. #eb6746

Split complementary

  1. #46caeb
  2. #eb4677
  3. #ebb946

Analogous

  1. #46ebb9
  2. #46caeb
  3. #4677eb

Triadic

  1. #46caeb
  2. #eb46ca
  3. #caeb46

Tetradic

  1. #46caeb
  2. #6746eb
  3. #eb6746
  4. #caeb46

Square

  1. #46caeb
  2. #b946eb
  3. #eb6746
  4. #77eb46

Monochromatic

  1. #0f7189
  2. #16a9ce
  3. #46caeb
  4. #8bdef2
  5. #d0f2fa

Shades

#46caeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46caeb
  2. #3fb6d4
  3. #38a2bc
  4. #318da5
  5. #2a798d
  6. #236576
  7. #1c515e
  8. #153d47
  9. #0e282f
  10. #071418
  11. #000000

Tints

#46caeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46caeb
  2. #59cfed
  3. #6bd5ef
  4. #7edaf1
  5. #90dff3
  6. #a3e5f5
  7. #b5eaf7
  8. #c8eff9
  9. #daf4fb
  10. #edfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46caeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46caeb
  2. #4cc3e0
  3. #52bbd6
  4. #57b4cb
  5. #5dacc0
  6. #63a5b6
  7. #699eab
  8. #6f96a0
  9. #748f95
  10. #7a878b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ac1d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b5c4ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9eb4eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d5d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #95c7ec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #84bdeb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d1de ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46caeb {
  color: #46caeb;
}
Background
.bg-46caeb {
  background-color: #46caeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46caeb {
  border: 2px solid #46caeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46caeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 202 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 192 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46caeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46caeb, #4677eb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46caeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 202 235 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.93 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.69 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.28 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 8.60 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.79 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 10.36 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.57 #b93514 Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#46caeb  rgb(70, 202, 235)  hsl(192, 80%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#eb6746  rgb(235, 103, 70)  hsl(12, 80%, 60%)  Burnt Sienna
#eb46ca  rgb(235, 70, 202)  hsl(312, 80%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#caeb46  rgb(202, 235, 70)  hsl(72, 80%, 60%)  Pear