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#46DEFD

#46defd ≈ Sky Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46defd is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 87.06% green and 99.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 72.33% cyan, 12.25% magenta, 0% yellow and 0.78% black. Its hue angle is 190.16°, 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 13.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sky Blue (#87ceeb), ΔE 7.49.

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Relative luminance0.6064

Complementary

  1. #46defd
  2. #fd6546

Split complementary

  1. #46defd
  2. #fd4683
  3. #fdc046

Analogous

  1. #46fdc0
  2. #46defd
  3. #4683fd

Triadic

  1. #46defd
  2. #fd46de
  3. #defd46

Tetradic

  1. #46defd
  2. #6546fd
  3. #fd6546
  4. #defd46

Square

  1. #46defd
  2. #c046fd
  3. #fd6546
  4. #83fd46

Monochromatic

  1. #028ca8
  2. #03cbf4
  3. #46defd
  4. #92ecfe
  5. #ddf9ff

Shades

#46defd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46defd
  2. #3fc8e4
  3. #38b2ca
  4. #319bb1
  5. #2a8598
  6. #236f7f
  7. #1c5965
  8. #15434c
  9. #0e2c33
  10. #071619
  11. #000000

Tints

#46defd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46defd
  2. #59e1fd
  3. #6be5fd
  4. #7ee8fe
  5. #90ebfe
  6. #a3effe
  7. #b5f2fe
  8. #c8f5fe
  9. #daf8ff
  10. #edfcff
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46defd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46defd
  2. #4cd5f1
  3. #52cbe4
  4. #57c2d8
  5. #5db8cb
  6. #63afbf
  7. #69a6b2
  8. #6f9ca6
  9. #749399
  10. #7a898d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7d4e1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c8d7ff ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #afc4fd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00eae8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4dafe ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #90cffd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e5f0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46defd {
  color: #46defd;
}
Background
.bg-46defd {
  background-color: #46defd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46defd {
  border: 2px solid #46defd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46defd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 222 253;
  --color-primary-hsl: 190 98% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46defd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46defd, #4683fd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46defd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 222 253 / 0.35);
}

#87ceeb Sky Blue ΔE 7.49 #89cff0 Baby Blue ΔE 8.14 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 8.81 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 9.69 #87cefa Light Sky Blue ΔE 10.22 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 10.64 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 11.06 #b92102 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Sky Blue
#46defd  rgb(70, 222, 253)  hsl(190, 98%, 63%)  Sky Blue
#fd6546  rgb(253, 101, 70)  hsl(10, 98%, 63%)  Tomato
#fd46de  rgb(253, 70, 222)  hsl(310, 98%, 63%)  Fuchsia
#defd46  rgb(222, 253, 70)  hsl(70, 98%, 63%)  Chartreuse Yellow