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#46CDEC

#46cdec ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46cdec is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 80.39% green and 92.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.34% cyan, 13.14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 191.2°, 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 11.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.15.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.5102

Complementary

  1. #46cdec
  2. #ec6546

Split complementary

  1. #46cdec
  2. #ec467a
  3. #ecb846

Analogous

  1. #46ecb8
  2. #46cdec
  3. #467aec

Triadic

  1. #46cdec
  2. #ec46cd
  3. #cdec46

Tetradic

  1. #46cdec
  2. #6546ec
  3. #ec6546
  4. #cdec46

Square

  1. #46cdec
  2. #b846ec
  3. #ec6546
  4. #7aec46

Monochromatic

  1. #0e748b
  2. #15add0
  3. #46cdec
  4. #8be0f3
  5. #d1f3fa

Shades

#46cdec mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46cdec
  2. #3fb9d4
  3. #38a4bd
  4. #3190a5
  5. #2a7b8e
  6. #236776
  7. #1c525e
  8. #153e47
  9. #0e292f
  10. #071518
  11. #000000

Tints

#46cdec mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46cdec
  2. #59d2ee
  3. #6bd7f0
  4. #7edcf2
  5. #90e1f4
  6. #a3e6f6
  7. #b5ebf7
  8. #c8f0f9
  9. #daf5fb
  10. #edfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46cdec mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46cdec
  2. #4cc5e1
  3. #52bed6
  4. #57b6cc
  5. #5daec1
  6. #63a7b6
  7. #699fab
  8. #6f97a0
  9. #748f96
  10. #7a888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bdbdbd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cc4d2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b8c7ee ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1b6ec ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d8d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98c9ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #86c0ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d4e0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46cdec {
  color: #46cdec;
}
Background
.bg-46cdec {
  background-color: #46cdec;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46cdec {
  border: 2px solid #46cdec;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46cdec;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 205 236;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 81% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46cdec {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46cdec, #467aec);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46cdec {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 205 236 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.15 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.99 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.09 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.20 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.46 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.36 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 11.13 #b93213 Inverted #bdbdbd Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#46cdec  rgb(70, 205, 236)  hsl(191, 81%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#ec6546  rgb(236, 101, 70)  hsl(11, 81%, 60%)  Tomato
#ec46cd  rgb(236, 70, 205)  hsl(311, 81%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#cdec46  rgb(205, 236, 70)  hsl(71, 81%, 60%)  Pear