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#46CEED

#46ceed ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46ceed 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 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.46% cyan, 13.08% magenta, 0% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 191.14°, with 82.27% saturation and 60.2% 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 11.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 6.17.

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Relative luminance0.5156

Complementary

  1. #46ceed
  2. #ed6546

Split complementary

  1. #46ceed
  2. #ed467b
  3. #edb946

Analogous

  1. #46edb9
  2. #46ceed
  3. #467bed

Triadic

  1. #46ceed
  2. #ed46ce
  3. #ceed46

Tetradic

  1. #46ceed
  2. #6546ed
  3. #ed6546
  4. #ceed46

Square

  1. #46ceed
  2. #b946ed
  3. #ed6546
  4. #7bed46

Monochromatic

  1. #0e758c
  2. #14afd2
  3. #46ceed
  4. #8ce0f4
  5. #d1f3fb

Shades

#46ceed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46ceed
  2. #3fb9d5
  3. #38a5be
  4. #3190a6
  5. #2a7c8e
  6. #236777
  7. #1c525f
  8. #153e47
  9. #0e292f
  10. #071518
  11. #000000

Tints

#46ceed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46ceed
  2. #59d3ef
  3. #6bd8f1
  4. #7eddf2
  5. #90e2f4
  6. #a3e7f6
  7. #b5ebf8
  8. #c8f0fa
  9. #daf5fb
  10. #edfafd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46ceed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46ceed
  2. #4cc6e2
  3. #52bed7
  4. #57b7cc
  5. #5dafc1
  6. #63a7b7
  7. #699fac
  8. #6f97a1
  9. #749096
  10. #7a888b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9cc5d3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b9c8ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2b7ed ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d9d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #98caee ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87c1ed ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d5e1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46ceed {
  color: #46ceed;
}
Background
.bg-46ceed {
  background-color: #46ceed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46ceed {
  border: 2px solid #46ceed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46ceed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 206 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 191 82% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46ceed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46ceed, #467bed);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46ceed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 206 237 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 6.17 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 7.00 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 9.11 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 9.32 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.37 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.34 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 11.08 #b93112 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#46ceed  rgb(70, 206, 237)  hsl(191, 82%, 60%)  Sky Blue
#ed6546  rgb(237, 101, 70)  hsl(11, 82%, 60%)  Tomato
#ed46ce  rgb(237, 70, 206)  hsl(311, 82%, 60%)  Shocking Pink
#ceed46  rgb(206, 237, 70)  hsl(71, 82%, 60%)  Pear