Colour

#46ADD6

#46ADD6
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Deep skyblue

#46ADD6 is a cyan with RGB values 70, 173, 214 and HSL 197°, 64%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Deep skyblue.

Colour values

#46ADD6#46ADD6

HEX#46ADD6

RGBrgb(70, 173, 214)

RGB (0–1)0.2745, 0.6784, 0.8392

RGB percentages27.5%, 67.8%, 83.9%

HSLhsl(197.1, 63.7%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(197.1, 67.3%, 83.9%)

CMYK67.3%, 19.2%, 0%, 16.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,632,022

CSS custom property--colour: #46ADD6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness155.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.21:1

Contrast with white2.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9A9A9A

Inverted#B95229

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#97AAD8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 21.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#849BD5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 23.4 from the original

Tritanopia#00B9BAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 27.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.21:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Deep skyblue · ΔE 14.4 Light skyblue · ΔE 14.5 Sky blue · ΔE 15.2 Steel blue · ΔE 19.2 Cadetblue · ΔE 22.9 Light steelblue · ΔE 24.3

Nearest named CSS colourDeep skyblue (#00BFFF)ΔE 14.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#D66F46

Analogous#46D6B7, #4665D6

Triadic#D646AD, #ADD646

Split complementary#D64665, #D6B746

Tetradic#B746D6, #D66F46, #65D646

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#EDF7FB

Lighter +30%#C3E5F2

Lighter +20%#99D2E9

Lighter +10%#70C0DF

Darker −10%#2A94BF

Darker −20%#217495

Darker −30%#18536B

Darker −40%#0F3341

More saturated +25%#2AB9F2

Less saturated −25%#62A1BA

Channel breakdown

R70

G173

B214

Red70 (27.5%)

Green173 (67.8%)

Blue214 (83.9%)

Hue197.08°

Saturation (HSL)63.72%

Lightness55.69%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 46 · G AD · B D6

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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