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#46CBF2

#46cbf2 ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46cbf2 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 79.61% green and 94.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.07% cyan, 16.12% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 193.6°, with 86.87% saturation and 61.18% 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 11.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.53.

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Relative luminance0.5042

Complementary

  1. #46cbf2
  2. #f26d46

Split complementary

  1. #46cbf2
  2. #f24675
  3. #f2c346

Analogous

  1. #46f2c3
  2. #46cbf2
  3. #4675f2

Triadic

  1. #46cbf2
  2. #f246cb
  3. #cbf246

Tetradic

  1. #46cbf2
  2. #6d46f2
  3. #f26d46
  4. #cbf246

Square

  1. #46cbf2
  2. #c346f2
  3. #f26d46
  4. #75f246

Monochromatic

  1. #0a7595
  2. #0faedc
  3. #46cbf2
  4. #8ddff7
  5. #d5f3fc

Shades

#46cbf2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46cbf2
  2. #3fb7da
  3. #38a2c2
  4. #318ea9
  5. #2a7a91
  6. #236679
  7. #1c5161
  8. #153d49
  9. #0e2930
  10. #071418
  11. #000000

Tints

#46cbf2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46cbf2
  2. #59d0f3
  3. #6bd5f5
  4. #7edbf6
  5. #90e0f7
  6. #a3e5f9
  7. #b5eafa
  8. #c8effb
  9. #daf5fc
  10. #edfafe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46cbf2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46cbf2
  2. #4cc4e7
  3. #52bcdb
  4. #57b5d0
  5. #5dadc4
  6. #63a6b9
  7. #699eae
  8. #6f97a2
  9. #748f97
  10. #7a888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9bc2d4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b4c6f4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9cb5f2 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d7d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #94c8f3 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82bef2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d3e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46cbf2 {
  color: #46cbf2;
}
Background
.bg-46cbf2 {
  background-color: #46cbf2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46cbf2 {
  border: 2px solid #46cbf2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46cbf2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 203 242;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 87% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46cbf2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46cbf2, #4675f2);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46cbf2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 203 242 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.53 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.95 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 6.77 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.39 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 8.98 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 10.02 #73a9c2 Moonstone Blue ΔE 10.65 #b9340d Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#46cbf2  rgb(70, 203, 242)  hsl(194, 87%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#f26d46  rgb(242, 109, 70)  hsl(14, 87%, 61%)  Burnt Sienna
#f246cb  rgb(242, 70, 203)  hsl(314, 87%, 61%)  Shocking Pink
#cbf246  rgb(203, 242, 70)  hsl(74, 87%, 61%)  Electric Lime