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#46D4FF

#46d4ff ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46d4ff is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 83.14% green and 100% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.55% cyan, 16.86% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 193.95°, with 100% saturation and 63.73% 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 12.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.76.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.5561

Complementary

  1. #46d4ff
  2. #ff7146

Split complementary

  1. #46d4ff
  2. #ff4678
  3. #ffce46

Analogous

  1. #46ffce
  2. #46d4ff
  3. #4678ff

Triadic

  1. #46d4ff
  2. #ff46d4
  3. #d4ff46

Tetradic

  1. #46d4ff
  2. #7146ff
  3. #ff7146
  4. #d4ff46

Square

  1. #46d4ff
  2. #ce46ff
  3. #ff7146
  4. #78ff46

Monochromatic

  1. #0084ac
  2. #00bff9
  3. #46d4ff
  4. #93e6ff
  5. #dff8ff

Shades

#46d4ff mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46d4ff
  2. #3fbfe6
  3. #38aacc
  4. #3194b3
  5. #2a7f99
  6. #236a80
  7. #1c5566
  8. #15404d
  9. #0e2a33
  10. #07151a
  11. #000000

Tints

#46d4ff mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46d4ff
  2. #59d8ff
  3. #6bddff
  4. #7ee1ff
  5. #90e5ff
  6. #a3eaff
  7. #b5eeff
  8. #c8f2ff
  9. #daf6ff
  10. #edfbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46d4ff mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46d4ff
  2. #4cccf2
  3. #52c3e6
  4. #57bbd9
  5. #5db2cc
  6. #63aac0
  7. #69a2b3
  8. #6f99a6
  9. #749199
  10. #7a888d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1cbde ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bbcfff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a2bdff ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e1e2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ad1ff ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87c6ff ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dcee ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46d4ff {
  color: #46d4ff;
}
Background
.bg-46d4ff {
  background-color: #46d4ff;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46d4ff {
  border: 2px solid #46d4ff;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46d4ff;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 212 255;
  --color-primary-hsl: 194 100% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46d4ff {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46d4ff, #4678ff);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46d4ff {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 212 255 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.76 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 5.89 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.10 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 7.42 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.25 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.65 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 11.27 #b92b00 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#46d4ff  rgb(70, 212, 255)  hsl(194, 100%, 64%)  Sky Blue
#ff7146  rgb(255, 113, 70)  hsl(14, 100%, 64%)  Coral
#ff46d4  rgb(255, 70, 212)  hsl(314, 100%, 64%)  Rose Pink
#d4ff46  rgb(212, 255, 70)  hsl(74, 100%, 64%)  Electric Lime