Recognised as Colour

#46A3D1

#46A3D1
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#46A3D1 is a cyan with RGB values 70, 163, 209 and HSL 200°, 60%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#46A3D1#46A3D1

HEX#46A3D1

RGBrgb(70, 163, 209)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6392, 0.8196

RGB percentages27.5%, 63.9%, 82%

HSLhsl(199.9, 60.2%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(199.9, 66.5%, 82%)

CMYK66.5%, 22%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,629,457

CSS custom property--colour: #46A3D1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.321WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness148.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.42:1

Contrast with white2.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#939393

Inverted#B95C2E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#8CA1D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original

Deuteranopia#7993D0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 20 from the original

Tritanopia#00AFB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 29.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.83:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.42:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.2 Deep skyblue · ΔE 15 Light skyblue · ΔE 16.7 Sky blue · ΔE 18.9 Light slate grey · ΔE 24.3 Cadetblue · ΔE 25.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.24, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#D17446

Analogous#46D1B9, #465ED1

Triadic#D146A3, #A3D146

Split complementary#D1465E, #D1B946

Tetradic#B946D1, #D17446, #5ED146

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#E9F4FA

Lighter +30%#C1E0EF

Lighter +20%#98CCE5

Lighter +10%#6FB7DB

Darker −10%#2D89B7

Darker −20%#236B8E

Darker −30%#194C65

Darker −40%#0F2D3C

More saturated +25%#29ADEE

Less saturated −25%#6399B4

Channel breakdown

R70

G163

B209

Red70 (27.5%)

Green163 (63.9%)

Blue209 (82%)

Hue199.86°

Saturation (HSL)60.17%

Lightness54.71%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G A3 · B D1

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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