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#46D5EF

#46d5ef ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46d5ef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 83.53% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.71% cyan, 10.88% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 189.23°, with 84.08% saturation and 60.59% 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 12.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.32.

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Relative luminance0.5512

Complementary

  1. #46d5ef
  2. #ef6046

Split complementary

  1. #46d5ef
  2. #ef4681
  3. #efb546

Analogous

  1. #46efb5
  2. #46d5ef
  3. #4681ef

Triadic

  1. #46d5ef
  2. #ef46d5
  3. #d5ef46

Tetradic

  1. #46d5ef
  2. #6046ef
  3. #ef6046
  4. #d5ef46

Square

  1. #46d5ef
  2. #b546ef
  3. #ef6046
  4. #81ef46

Monochromatic

  1. #0c7b90
  2. #13b8d6
  3. #46d5ef
  4. #8ce5f5
  5. #d3f5fb

Shades

#46d5ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46d5ef
  2. #3fc0d7
  3. #38aabf
  4. #3195a7
  5. #2a808f
  6. #236b78
  7. #1c5560
  8. #154048
  9. #0e2b30
  10. #071518
  11. #000000

Tints

#46d5ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46d5ef
  2. #59d9f1
  3. #6bddf2
  4. #7ee2f4
  5. #90e6f5
  6. #a3eaf7
  7. #b5eef9
  8. #c8f2fa
  9. #daf7fc
  10. #edfbfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46d5ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46d5ef
  2. #4ccde4
  3. #52c4d9
  4. #57bcce
  5. #5db3c3
  6. #63abb8
  7. #69a2ac
  8. #6f9aa1
  9. #749196
  10. #7a898b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1cbd7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c1cef1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a9bcef ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e0dd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ed1f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8cc7ef ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dbe4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46d5ef {
  color: #46d5ef;
}
Background
.bg-46d5ef {
  background-color: #46d5ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46d5ef {
  border: 2px solid #46d5ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46d5ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 213 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 189 84% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46d5ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46d5ef, #4681ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46d5ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 213 239 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.32 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.25 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 8.81 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.02 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 9.91 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 10.29 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.60 #b92a10 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#46d5ef  rgb(70, 213, 239)  hsl(189, 84%, 61%)  Sky Blue
#ef6046  rgb(239, 96, 70)  hsl(9, 84%, 61%)  Tomato
#ef46d5  rgb(239, 70, 213)  hsl(309, 84%, 61%)  Shocking Pink
#d5ef46  rgb(213, 239, 70)  hsl(69, 84%, 61%)  Pear