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#46D5FD

#46d5fd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46d5fd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 83.53% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.33% cyan, 15.81% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 193.11°, with 97.86% saturation and 63.33% 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 12.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 5.83.

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Web safe#33ccff
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Relative luminance0.5598

Complementary

  1. #46d5fd
  2. #fd6e46

Split complementary

  1. #46d5fd
  2. #fd467a
  3. #fdc946

Analogous

  1. #46fdc9
  2. #46d5fd
  3. #467afd

Triadic

  1. #46d5fd
  2. #fd46d5
  3. #d5fd46

Tetradic

  1. #46d5fd
  2. #6e46fd
  3. #fd6e46
  4. #d5fd46

Square

  1. #46d5fd
  2. #c946fd
  3. #fd6e46
  4. #7afd46

Monochromatic

  1. #0284a8
  2. #03bff4
  3. #46d5fd
  4. #92e6fe
  5. #ddf7ff

Shades

#46d5fd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46d5fd
  2. #3fc0e4
  3. #38aaca
  4. #3195b1
  5. #2a8098
  6. #236b7f
  7. #1c5565
  8. #15404c
  9. #0e2b33
  10. #071519
  11. #000000

Tints

#46d5fd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46d5fd
  2. #59d9fd
  3. #6bddfd
  4. #7ee2fe
  5. #90e6fe
  6. #a3eafe
  7. #b5eefe
  8. #c8f2fe
  9. #daf7ff
  10. #edfbff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46d5fd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46d5fd
  2. #4ccdf1
  3. #52c4e4
  4. #57bcd8
  5. #5db3cb
  6. #63abbf
  7. #69a2b2
  8. #6f9aa6
  9. #749199
  10. #7a898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2ccde ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bdd0ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a4bdfd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e2e2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9bd2fe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #88c7fd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dded ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46d5fd {
  color: #46d5fd;
}
Background
.bg-46d5fd {
  background-color: #46d5fd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46d5fd {
  border: 2px solid #46d5fd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46d5fd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 213 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 193 98% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46d5fd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46d5fd, #467afd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46d5fd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 213 253 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 5.83 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 6.15 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 7.66 #00bfff Deep Sky Blue ΔE 8.21 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 9.34 #73c2fb Maya Blue ΔE 9.98 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 11.09 #b92a02 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#46d5fd  rgb(70, 213, 253)  hsl(193, 98%, 63%)  Sky Blue
#fd6e46  rgb(253, 110, 70)  hsl(13, 98%, 63%)  Tomato
#fd46d5  rgb(253, 70, 213)  hsl(313, 98%, 63%)  Shocking Pink
#d5fd46  rgb(213, 253, 70)  hsl(73, 98%, 63%)  Electric Lime