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#46CEEB

#46ceeb ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46ceeb is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 80.78% green and 92.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.21% cyan, 12.34% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 190.55°, 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 11.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.46.

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Relative luminance0.5144

Complementary

  1. #46ceeb
  2. #eb6346

Split complementary

  1. #46ceeb
  2. #eb467b
  3. #ebb646

Analogous

  1. #46ebb6
  2. #46ceeb
  3. #467beb

Triadic

  1. #46ceeb
  2. #eb46ce
  3. #ceeb46

Tetradic

  1. #46ceeb
  2. #6346eb
  3. #eb6346
  4. #ceeb46

Square

  1. #46ceeb
  2. #b646eb
  3. #eb6346
  4. #7beb46

Monochromatic

  1. #0f7489
  2. #16aece
  3. #46ceeb
  4. #8be0f2
  5. #d0f3fa

Shades

#46ceeb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46ceeb
  2. #3fb9d4
  3. #38a5bc
  4. #3190a5
  5. #2a7c8d
  6. #236776
  7. #1c525e
  8. #153e47
  9. #0e292f
  10. #071518
  11. #000000

Tints

#46ceeb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46ceeb
  2. #59d3ed
  3. #6bd8ef
  4. #7eddf1
  5. #90e2f3
  6. #a3e7f5
  7. #b5ebf7
  8. #c8f0f9
  9. #daf5fb
  10. #edfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46ceeb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46ceeb
  2. #4cc6e0
  3. #52bed6
  4. #57b7cb
  5. #5dafc0
  6. #63a7b6
  7. #699fab
  8. #6f97a0
  9. #749095
  10. #7a888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cc5d1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bac8ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a3b7eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d9d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #99caec ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87c0eb ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d5df ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46ceeb {
  color: #46ceeb;
}
Background
.bg-46ceeb {
  background-color: #46ceeb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46ceeb {
  border: 2px solid #46ceeb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46ceeb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 206 235;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46ceeb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46ceeb, #467beb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46ceeb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 206 235 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.46 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.37 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.37 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.58 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 9.73 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.88 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 10.76 #b93114 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#46ceeb  rgb(70, 206, 235)  hsl(191, 80%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#eb6346  rgb(235, 99, 70)  hsl(11, 80%, 60%)  Tomato
#eb46ce  rgb(235, 70, 206)  hsl(311, 80%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#ceeb46  rgb(206, 235, 70)  hsl(71, 80%, 60%)  Pear