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#46EAEF

#46eaef ≈ Electric Blue

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#46eaef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.45% red, 91.76% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 70.71% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 181.78°, 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 14.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Blue (#7df9ff), ΔE 4.62.

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Relative luminance0.6638

Complementary

  1. #46eaef
  2. #ef4b46

Split complementary

  1. #46eaef
  2. #ef4695
  3. #efa046

Analogous

  1. #46efa0
  2. #46eaef
  3. #4695ef

Triadic

  1. #46eaef
  2. #ef46ea
  3. #eaef46

Tetradic

  1. #46eaef
  2. #4b46ef
  3. #ef4b46
  4. #eaef46

Square

  1. #46eaef
  2. #a046ef
  3. #ef4b46
  4. #95ef46

Monochromatic

  1. #0c8c90
  2. #13d0d6
  3. #46eaef
  4. #8cf2f5
  5. #d3fafb

Shades

#46eaef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #46eaef
  2. #3fd3d7
  3. #38bbbf
  4. #31a4a7
  5. #2a8c8f
  6. #237578
  7. #1c5e60
  8. #154648
  9. #0e2f30
  10. #071718
  11. #000000

Tints

#46eaef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #46eaef
  2. #59ecf1
  3. #6beef2
  4. #7ef0f4
  5. #90f2f5
  6. #a3f5f7
  7. #b5f7f9
  8. #c8f9fa
  9. #dafbfc
  10. #edfdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#46eaef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #46eaef
  2. #4cdfe4
  3. #52d5d9
  4. #57cace
  5. #5dc0c3
  6. #63b5b8
  7. #69aaac
  8. #6fa0a1
  9. #749596
  10. #7a8b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aedee0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dadff0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c1cdf0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f2eb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b2e4ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9fd9f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00efed ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-46eaef {
  color: #46eaef;
}
Background
.bg-46eaef {
  background-color: #46eaef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-46eaef {
  border: 2px solid #46eaef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #46eaef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 70 234 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 84% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-46eaef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #46eaef, #4695ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-46eaef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(70 234 239 / 0.35);
}

#7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 4.62 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 5.00 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 5.00 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.49 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.75 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.87 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 7.53 #b91510 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Electric Blue
#46eaef  rgb(70, 234, 239)  hsl(182, 84%, 61%)  Electric Blue
#ef4b46  rgb(239, 75, 70)  hsl(2, 84%, 61%)  Cinnabar
#ef46ea  rgb(239, 70, 234)  hsl(302, 84%, 61%)  Fuchsia
#eaef46  rgb(234, 239, 70)  hsl(62, 84%, 61%)  Icterine